Governance happens at two levels: the board, and the organization underneath it. Most of the trouble lives in the gap. When no one is sure who decides, the fix isn’t better people, it’s a better process, built and written down so decisions are clear, defensible, and easier to carry through.
At the board
Across the organization
Not sure if it is the board or the organization? That gap is usually where it lives.
As a chartered director who has sat on boards and reported to them, Ellice works both levels, and the seam between them. Here’s what that looks like, at each.
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The boardroom itself: structure, roles, and a working line with management.
A structure that fits your board, so authority and accountability are clear before the hard call comes.
New directors who understand their role from day one, not a year in.
An honest read of how your board performs, and a clear path to better.
A clear line between governing and running, so the two work together instead of colliding.
How decisions get made across the organization, so good people stop waiting on each other.
Who can decide what, at what level, so work stops waiting on the wrong desk and people can act without asking twice.
Clear spending, hiring, and sign-off authority, written down and current.
The few policies that guide real decisions, written for the room, not the shelf.
Finding where decisions stall, and clearing the path so things move again.
One plain model for making a decision and making it stick, the same one Ellice brings to the boardroom and the stage.
How your board runs, in the room.
Where authority and accountability blur.
A framework, roles, and the few policies you need.
Training and support so it holds after we go.
The quiet risks boards miss, in a checklist you can run in an afternoon.
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We are not lawyers. Contour North does not provide legal advice and does not make the board’s decisions. We help you see who owns what and write it down. If we think a matter needs counsel, we will say so.