Your community business is a distinctive and unique organisation, delivering quality services and products that matter to your members, clients and community. The board sits at the centre of long-term performance and impact, and good governance is increasingly recognised as a leadership process rather than a checklist.
Our governance and leadership service supports boards across the full lifecycle: forming, performance, renewal and succession.
What we do
- Board reviews and renewal: structured reviews of board composition, capability, dynamics and effectiveness, plus succession planning
- Governance frameworks: design or refresh of governance frameworks, board and committee charters, delegations and policies
- Director induction and development: structured induction for new directors and ongoing development for the whole board
- Board and CEO performance evaluation: independent and confidential reviews
- The Australian Governance System (TAGS): implementation via facilitated community-governance workshops, the only practical way to turn governance theory into board practice. Read about embedding a governance culture
Why this matters
Community businesses face increasing scrutiny from members, regulators, funders and the people they serve. Strong governance is the foundation on which strategy, risk management and culture rest. Our work has shaped governance practice in close to 7,000 organisations across Australia.
How we engage
A typical engagement begins with a scoping conversation between the chair, chief executive officer and one of our consultants. From there, board reviews usually run as a 4-6 week piece of work involving director interviews, board observation, document review and a feedback workshop. TAGS implementation is delivered through a facilitated community-governance workshop, customised in advance with the chair and CEO. Director induction and ongoing development can be delivered as one-off sessions or as part of a longer board-development program.