Good Governance Practices
Good governance practices form the backbone of any successful organisation. They provide the means for credible decision-making processes, underpinned by transparency, accountability, and the rule of law.
These practices begin with establishing a solid framework for organisational leadership. This includes defining clear roles and responsibilities, as well as delineating lines of authority and accountability. Such clarity helps prevent abuses of power, corruption, and inefficiency. Further, open communication and consultation with stakeholders promotes inclusivity and participatory decision-making.
Additionally, good governance requires ongoing performance evaluation and continuous improvement. Feedback mechanisms should be installed for monitoring, reviewing, and adjusting policies and processes based on their outcomes. This proactive approach ensures that governance practices remain relevant and effective in changing environments.
In essence, good governance practices foster integrity, fairness, and sustainability. They are critical to deliver public goods and services efficiently, manage resources wisely, and promote social welfare and economic prosperity.
In our thought provoking Board Evaluation paper, you’ll discover:
✓ Why a Board evaluation is critical to the performance of an organisation.
✓ What are the core elements that make up the scope of an effective Board evaluation.
✓ A powerful approach that will build commitment to drive action within your organisation.
We help your Board get under the skin of what steps they need to take to provide maximum value to the business.
Our approach builds commitment and ownership, is relevant to the needs of your organisation and is inclusive, giving a voice to all Board members and key stakeholders.
The Mightywaters Team
The Mightywaters Team has considerable experience in working with Boards. They developed the GIFT® framework through understanding the areas that drive Board effectiveness. They work across sectors and different governance codes, and often with organisations with unusual or complex shareholding / stakeholder arrangements.
Anna Withers
Founder and Director
Anna focuses on the psychology and neuroscience of work, providing specialist expertise in one-to-one coaching, counselling and conflict resolution, and in the use and interpretation of psychometric tools. She has a particular interest in decision making and in helping individuals and teams make better decisions.
Mark Withers
Founder and Director
Mark brings nearly four decades of business experience and works at the most senior organisational levels, helping leaders tackle their tough people and organisational challenges. He is also a highly skilled facilitator who is able to create environments that enable groups and teams of all sizes to collaborate, innovate, create and decide more effectively.
Does your Board have untapped potential?
Withers, A. (2019). Does your Board have untapped potential?. Ethical Boardroom, Autumn Issue.
A board effectiveness evaluation that gets under the skin of what’s working well and what’s getting in the way of peak performance is the perfect vehicle to help boards unlock this potential. But what does an effective board evaluation look like? Read Anna’s article published in Ethical Boardroom and find out why and how to conduct a board evaluation and the conditions for success.
