Directors,
We believe that governance is more than compliance
Find out how we can assist you in finding solutions to any governance issue you may have.
What we do
Total Governance Solutions finds practical solutions to issues which keep you and your Directors awake at night. Whether it be simply assessing how well your Board is performing, devising a new strategy or understanding the culture of your organisation, we are here to provide practical solutions to your governance problems.
Services
Total Governance Solutions is a boutique governance advisory firm offering governance services in Australia, New Zealand and PNG. Having over 15 years of governance experience we can provide the governance services to assist your Board.
Independent Board Reviews
This is a review on how the Board is performing against leading practice governance expectations. We use either interviews, online questionnaire (approx. 100 questions) or both to gain information then provide a written report with feedback and recommendations.
Board Skills Assessments
This is a review of the skills that the Board holds. Using a competency based framework we identify any skills gaps currently present on the Board. The results can be used as a professional development tool for current Directors or as a basis for recruiting new Directors.
Strategy
This area covers strategy development and implementation. We work with the Board, Management or both to develop their strategic plan and documenting it (including strategy maps/strategy on a page), so that it can be used for implementation and monitoring.
Risk
We focus on assisting organisations to put in place a risk framework and policy and/or set their risk appetite and tolerance statements (via a workshop). We also provide training on key risk areas for Board, Management and staff to assist in assessing, communicating and reporting risk.
General Governance
This area covers general advice in relation to how Boards and Management deal with governance issues mostly relating to Board structures, governance frameworks, information flows between board and management as well as any general issues such as running AGMs, etc.
Governance Training
We provide governance training on any governance related topic such as roles of directors, risk, strategy, monitoring, governance essentials and governance updates – i.e. the banking royal commission and aged care royal commission and their effect on governance and culture.
Independent CEO and Senior Management Reviews
This is similar to the Board reviews and uses a questionnaire and/or interviews to collect appropriate information on how the individual is performing against KPIs or other outputs as well as looking at leadership styles and other culture aspects. Our approach involves a 360° assessment of the individual manager which is then reported back to the Board or CEO.
Governance Documentation
We create or review governance documentation such as Board charters, committee charters, meeting agendas, Board papers, governance policies etc.