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GOVERNANCE

Board Governance & Alignment.

 

Core Management Solutions supports Boards, their staff and their stakeholders to work together more effectively to meet their aspirations and reduce their risk and regulatory exposure.

 

A research study conducted by SACS Australia identified the very different skills needed by board members and chairpersons. These are the same sorts of requirements that are also needed for not-for-profit organizations and other board like structures, such as Local Government Councils.

 

Core Management Solutions provides sound support for all of these roles. We provide the following support to both new and existing boards to make their lives easier and more effective.

 

Supporting boards, councils and committees with:

  • Best governance practice, including around emerging opportunities and risks with AI, ESG and Cyber

  • Assessments & evaluations to align Strategy, Structure and Culture with skills and engagement

  • Gap analysis and problem definition with effective remedies

  • Easy to understand information on effective boards

  • Clear information on duties and responsibilities

 

General Board Skills:

  • Overview of the function of a Board /Advisory Board /Council/Committee

  • Specific responsibilities and obligations of your entity

  • The basic principles of good governance

  • Identifying the requisite skills and ensuring members have these

  • Protocols for board behavior – the ‘rules of engagement’ with board and management

  • Introduction to understanding financial accounts

  • Strategic planning and the role of governance and management

  • The risks for boards and committees and the use of advisory committees

  • How to manage those risks

  • Conflict of interest issues

  • Duties of care & diligence

  • The key questions to ask of management

  • Interaction with staff & management

  • Managing the CEO’s; remuneration, KPI’s and succession planning for long term value accretion

  • Mentoring and Coaching

 

Skills specific to Board members:

  • How to ensure effective engagement on the board

  • How to ensure that key issues are addressed

  • Protocols for engaging management and the chair

  • The ethical and fiduciary responsibility

  • Demarcation of board and management

 

Skills specific to Chairpersons:

  • Managing the board agenda

  • Good meeting management

  • Facilitation and representational skills

  • Board and CEO mentoring 

  • Board member selection and engagement

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