GovernBest

Working with CEOs and Governing Boards to define and secure their preferred future

Overview


GovernBest associates represent achievements in corporate, governmental and non-profit leadership as well as experience on both sides of the governing "table". We are prepared to apply this experience in service of a turnaround, an orderly dissolution or the incubation of a valued new initiative. We have the capacity to bring "cool" heads to what are often "hot" issues so as to maximize the prospects for a better tomorrow.

Interim guidance at the directorate level has a long and important history of contributions in contexts as varied as political reconciliations, merger compacts, start-ups and wind-downs. At their best, these engagements come at a "hinge in time", opening the way to a truly preferred future. Their particulars and the mix of skills they call for are by definition unpredictable and transient. They are often, though, just the right response to the opportunities and risks that accompany major transitions, constituting the "scaffolding" for longer-term legitimacy.

In such situations, GovernBest deploys a team of associates to critical transitions to work in tandem with other legitimate stakeholders on a path forward. We hammer out "terms of engagement" unique to the circumstances that define our role, responsibilities and authority over a time-limited, goal-directed, breakthrough-based period against a mutual definition of what constitutes "success".

Transitions

Coming Soon


"Volunteer Ownership" was published by the National Association of Corporate Directors in the February 2009 issue of Directors Monthly. Watch for the forthcoming webinar on this reexamination of the role of non-profit boards" www.nacdonline.org

Free Webinar


Join our complimentary 30' webinar on "Defining Moments"...critical decisions made or missed "Where Board and CEO Meet". April 21st at11:00 AM CST.

"Market Crossroads: Scenario Planning at a ’Defining Moment’"


See how scenario planning can help a governing board navigate an important crossroad.

Professional assistance to corporate, family business and non-profit directors in assessments, board development, retreat facilitation, executive coaching and strategy.