Governance.

Strengthening leadership, improving effectiveness, and providing the right level of challenge and support.

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A diverse board in discussion around a boardroom table
Our approach

Support and improve governance.

We support organisations across three key areas of governance: board evaluation, CEO and board advisory, and non-executive appointments. The board is rarely failing; more often it is missing a skill, or an independent voice.

100% Of the non-executives we place are members of our own team
What we do

How we help.

Board advisory and non-executives

We can join your board as advisers or statutory directors and share responsibility for the advice we give. Our non-executives are leaders with first-hand board-level experience.

Peter Oakford
SpecialistPeter Oakford

Board effectiveness reviews

An independent, expert look at skills, structure and ways of working, giving an objective view of strengths and gaps and ending in clear, practical actions.

Gary Cowdrill
SpecialistGary Cowdrill

Governance set-up

Committees, terms of reference, reserved matters, delegated authority agreements, key policies and risk registers, with documentation that leaves a clear audit trail. We write them and support integration and delivery.

SpecialistKatie Johnson
When clients call us

The moments we are called in.

We have sat in those meetings as the people accountable, and we know what it takes to get from the decision to the result.

An elegant boardroom set for a meeting Governance
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The board is not giving the executive the challenge or support it needs. Often it is a missing skill, or a missing independent voice, rather than a failing board.
02
Documentation has not kept pace with the organisation. Articles, terms of reference and policies written for a smaller, simpler business.
Questions we often hear
“Is our board giving us the challenge we need?”
“We need an experienced non-executive, and quickly.”
Our other practices

Start a conversation.

Tell us about the decision in front of you. We will tell you honestly whether we are the right people to help.