Who Should?

 “EVERY BOARD CAN LEARN SOMETHING”

  NEVILLE BAIN – CHAIRMAN OF THE INSTITUTE OF DIRECTORS 

 SEPTEMBER 2011 AT LAUNCH OF HIS NEW REVISED EDITION OF “THE EFFECTIVE BOARD” 

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT 

All boards should consider opportunities to improve as the result is a direct improvement to the bottom line.  
We all strive to improve who we are and what we can offer  –  the Board, as a unit, is the same.  
It is a structure made up of individuals in a changing internal and external environment where new ideas and ways of tackling business are always improving. 

Companies naturally focus on the core business,
that focus will improve, as will profit and service,
if the company is led by a strong, competent board.
                                                             
An organisation and a team is only as successful as it’s leader.
John Maxwell calls this “The Law of the Lid“, which states that:

  

   “Leadership ability determines a person’s level of effectiveness……

Leadership ability is always the lid on personal and organisational effectiveness.” 

 

Show me a focused team and I’ll show you a great leader.
Show me a high performing organisation and I’ll show you a great leader.
Show me a passionate church and I’ll show you a great leader.
Show me a winning team and I’ll show you a great leader. 

“The spirit of the organisation is created from the top” – Peter Drucker 

Organisations and teams require great leadership to thrive and succeed. It seems that far too often organisations are over-managed and under-led. The leadership at the top of an organisation is of paramount importance.  (The Practice of Leadership) 

Genius Method’s has experience working in sectors including Financial Services, technology, Membership organisations, pharmaceutical, multi-nationals, sport and not for profit.  We find one common theme which is the desire to be the best, even benchmark comparisons fall by the wayside in the endeavour to improve. 

To help achieve our customers goals we work together with them to unlock the barriers and allow the opportunity to focus together towards a common goal of profit. 

A Board Evaluation, in one of its many guises can be a helpful framework to help the Chairman lead the board and achieve continuous improvement, for the individuals, the team and the company.

See our Effectiveness checklist to determine whether your process meet the rigorous and robust requirements of today’s Code and business expectation.

Please feel free to contact us on boardevaluations@geniusmethods.com for a no-commitment discussion.  We look forward to hearing from you.

Further information
Please view additional pages on Board Evaluation either via the drop down menus above on the Board Evaluation tab or click on links below:

Independent Board Evaluation

Board Excellence

Who should carry out a Board Evaluation?

Do do or not to do a Board Evaluation?

Evaluate your approach to a Board Evaluation

Progressive Approach to evolving Board Governance

Annual Exercise

Deriving Value

Effectiveness Checklist

 Due Diligence

Director Appraisals

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Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?*
(From ‘The Satires of Juvenal’)  

‘Who will guard the guards themselves?’;    also sometimes translated as   ‘Who watches the watchmen?’   

A succinct encapsulation of the true spirit of corporate governance.