Board effectiveness
Understand how to play a valued and active role in the Boardroom via focused higher performance interventions for improving strategic thinking, analysis and leadership.
Competence comes from experience, knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and beliefs. At Board level, gathering a group of individuals that possesses a complementary range of capabilities and business acumen is key to your organisation’s success. It rarely happens naturally, but can be achieved with a little knowledge and proactive engagement of the talent you need.
- How do you know if the spread of talent on the board reflects your organisation’s needs?
- Do all Board members bring relevant skills, experience and expertise to the table?
- Whose talents are being under-utilised or overlooked?
- Do your Board members have critical thinking and key decision-making skills?
There are no simple answers to these questions; however, it is helpful for you to understand what competencies your Board does and does not have in order to move on to the next level of effectiveness.
Board Behaviour Workshops
Chief Executive Officer, Glasgow Credit Union
I carry out Board Behaviour workshops. It’s the most effective starting point to assess and work on Board effectiveness I know. It provides a thorough understanding of what board functions, skills and behaviours are needed, aligned with the exact purpose of the board in your specific organisation.
From this work we establish whether you have just the right mix of talent and attributes needed to reach your ‘sweet spot’, or what gaps might exist that need addressing.
The key benefits from a Board Behaviour Workshop include:
- Learning about the duties and behaviours of being a board member
- Identifying gaps in skills and diversity
- Highlighting the strengths around the boardroom table to enable each directors’ skills to be utilised to their fullest potential
- Identifying potential professional development opportunities for board members
- Informing the recruitment process for future board members
Tailored programmes
No two board behaviour programmes are the same. I tailor the work we do to meet the needs of your board and the challenges it faces. This might, for example, be regrouping after a long time apart due to the pandemic, restructuring following recent departures and new recruits, or adapting to change, mergers and acquisitions.
Our work together will enable you to gain a clearer understanding of the current make up of your board, so you can make informed decisions about any changes that may be needed.
Results count
I have worked with many Boards across a vast range of industries in the private, public and not for profit sectors. Clients have reported increased confidence in key decision making and strategic planning as a result of our work together and that they feel better equipped to fulfil their collective roles as directors.
For more information about coaching for Board effectiveness, please do drop me a line. I’d be happy to discuss your current situation, and share my experience of working with Boards like yours, and the results that can be achieved in just a few coaching sessions.