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Governance Matters

Building Better Boards.

A high performing Board can significantly impact on an organisation’s performance.

As organisation’s continue to evolve, the value and approach of Board’s is shifting.  Report reading and focusing on compliance is no longer enough.  They need to ask themselves how do they meaningfully support and drive organisations who focus on leadership, learning, collaborative working and creating impact?

Developing a strong culture at Board level, like any form of cultural development, is not something that can be reduced to linear templates and checklists – it is always evolving and mindset driven.

My tools therefore, whilst providing clear evaluation, are also starting points for discussions. They are not intended to tell the complete story, and my goal with any organisation I support, is to promote shared understanding and learning, connect with other areas of the organisation’s work and identify where improvements can be made, all the time recognising that learning is a process and will evolve over time.

I adopt a practical appreciate-inquiry approach based on my experience and know-how, using models for meaningful evaluation.

They ensure a strong foundation of compliance but look beyond to support Boards evolving into future-fit purposeful teams.

Severn Academies Education Trust
Severn Academies Education Trust

“Ali has a different approach to governance which is really helping to shift our thinking around compliance and Board ways of working.  As well as understanding the principles of key codes of governance and how to apply them, she is helping us transition to being a more effective strategic team who are better connected, informed and purpose driven.

 
Get Berkshire Active
Brett Nicholls, CEO

“Shipway consulting provided an exceptionally professional and thorough external board governance review to GBA culminating in a highly practical and insightful report.  Ali went beyond just governance assurance and provided us with a forward looking account of where we could continue to improve.  The board discussion following the report was open and honest and moved the board’s thinking in a very positive direction.  We are very grateful to Ali for her professionalism and insight and I would recommend her without hesitation”.

 
Active Surrey
Elizabeth Duggan, CEO Active Surrey

Active Surrey worked with Ali Shipway to complete our External Board and Governance Evaluation.  Whilst Ali was really thorough in terms of our compliance, the real value was derived from her focus on the board’s strategic direction, composition and impact.  She left us with clear and actionable recommendations which will help us move forward, not just as a board but across the organisation as a whole. We’ll be working again soon I’m sure!

 

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