Governance With Bite

When governance is working, it accelerates good decisions and strengthens accountability.  When it is not, meetings get stuck in operational noise, reporting becomes bloated, and senior teams spend days preparing papers that do not change outcomes.  This session focuses on the practical interface between exec teams and boards, how to keep the conversation at the right altitude, and how to build governance routines that support growth, scrutiny and pace.

In this session we explore

• The three governance failure modes, over detail, under challenge, slow decisions

• What boards genuinely need to see, and what is just reassurance theatre

• Designing reporting that is short, consistent, and decision led

• Chair, CEO, CFO dynamics, how to avoid crossed wires and mixed messages

• Board oversight during growth and structural change, what shifts and why

• Handling challenge well, staying calm, staying strategic, and keeping trust

Take home points

A board pack simplification framework.  A “decision first” reporting template.  Practical phrases for steering governance back to strategy.

This session is for

CEOs, CFOs, COOs, governance professionals, clerks, executive leaders, and senior SBLs who present to boards or build assurance across schools and trusts."

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