Building High Performance Boards

Boards are under increasing scrutiny by demanding shareholders or members and communities. An increasingly complex regulatory environment is another pressure.

Barriers to Board Excellence

One of the foremost complaints of most Boards is . . . time!

Others are:

• Poor chairing of meeting.
• Disharmony amongst the Board.
• Loss of strategic focus.
• Lack of clarity as to the various aspects of governance.
• Poor performance by some Directors.

The Grid Approach to Building High Performance Boards

Typically the process commences with establishing strong professional relationships with the Chair. Together discerning the best way forward . . . whether a formal or informal Board review and self critique will be helpful to pin-point those areas for improvement.

The most efficient and effective next step is to utilize the Board Retreat to then work with the Board on the areas of identified need utilizing real live issues against our sound standards of governance.

Typically Board’s report that subsequent meetings go more smoothly. Directors feel more confident that they are paying attention to the longer term issues and that they are getting better information.

Customised Solutions

There is no "one right way". Each Board is at its own stage in its life cycle and has its unique strengths and weaknesses. Maggie Feeney is well accustomed to working with Boards to help them uncover the things that are going well and the areas where they want to lift their performance.