Build the individual capabilities of directors whilst providing insight into the collective skills of your board
The Director Development Program supports both new and experienced director development, and aids succession planning and induction for enhanced director onboarding.
The most straightforward & intelligent way to improve your director performance
It is critical that a board not only understands its roles & responsibilities for governance, it must be assured it is comprised of directors who collectively have the skills, knowledge and experience to effectively understand the business they are governing.
The Development & Skills Matrix questionnaire assesses both individual directors and the whole board for governance and sector-specific skills. This is essential for informing individual director and board development plans, new director induction plans, effective succession planning and director recruitment.
The questionnaire is structured into the following modules:
Culture
Contribution
Governance Development
We highly recommend that boards incorporate this product into their annual program to ensure they are achieving a consistent and high-quality level of the necessary skills, experience, and behaviours across all directors. It empowers boards to build their capabilities collectively and as individual directors.
We also highly recommend boards use this program for inducting new directors prior to commencing their role. Having a designated induction plan, based on their own skills and experience, organisational and sector wide requirements, supports directors to more confidently contribute to their governing role in a timelier manner than through traditional induction programs. This is due to the following benefits:
- The induction program is entirely tailored to the directors identified skills and experience rather than a one size fits all program.
- The director is connected to the right buddy or coach/mentor on or outside the board who has the appropriate skills and experience to provide meaningful support and advice.
- The new directors feel more confident to immediately start contributing to board discussions and activities (such as board sub-committee roles) as a consequence of knowing their strengths and having clear plans for addressing their gaps.
- Chairs feel more confident and assured through having one governance system, with supports and resources, that covers whole board and individual director development and induction.
- Induction remains front and centre in the boards mind as a result of a clear process for check ins and regular reports to Chair and whole board of induction status.
- New directors are onboarded in a timelier fashion increasing their contribution and satisfaction for their governing roles.
Cloud base system
Questionnaire
Assess individual and the overall group for both governance and sector specific skills.
Individual and group traffic light report results
Assess individual and overall group skills for both professional, sector-specific, culture, contribution skills, and development requirements.
Confidential interviews
Develop a deeper understanding of the individual director and whole board skills, experience and developmental and induction requirements.
Individual and group development plans
Create individual development plans that aggregate to the whole board action plan connected to capability building resources. Use the action plans to report on individual director and whole board development progress at regular intervals.
Director induction program
Create individual director induction development plans specific to the director’s skills and experience, organisation and sector requirements. Connect these to identified support, orientation and capability building resources. Use induction plans to guide induction and regularly check in on new director progress ensuring they quickly become a confident and contributing member of the board.
Succession planning
Use the group and individual results to identify professional, sector and culture/behavioural styles gaps in the whole board. Identify the skills of present Chair of the board and board sub-committees. Use this information to create succession and recruitment plans for identified whole board gaps and pending changes in board and sub-committee leadership roles.
Resources
Full governance and resource manuals, free governance webinars, governance TV with governance videos and live calendar.
Trending and benchmarking
Measure individual and board governance performance over time, trend and benchmark individual and whole board capabilities against relevant comparators.
Independent Convening
Accredited sector experts add additional rigour and support to the process.
Customer Care
Local experts to support and guide you throughout your registration with education, governance advice and technical support.
– Chair, Health Service
– Board Director
– Board Director
Solutions to meet all your governance needs
Design your governance program to meet your specific needs.
Board Governance Program
Improve the collective capabilities of your board.
Peer Reviews
Build a 360-degree view of your board and develop informed personal development plans.
Sub-Committees Reviews
Analyse the performance of your sub-committees and find out if they are supporting good decision making.
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