Description

A comprehensive and practical introduction. If you are a professional currently or potentially offering governance and advisory board services to your clients then this brand new webinar is for you!

Recent research shows a 52% increase in global organisations using advisory boards as part of governance structures since 2019. Driven by an increasingly uncertain, rapidly changing and complex business environment Advisory Boards provide business owners with the support, expertise and structure to succeed.  Implemented following principles of best practice, an Advisory Board is a simple and effective governance- type framework that will add immense value to any business.

Learn the proven essentials for Advisory Boards in NZ, add it to your professional services portfolio and enjoy working more closely with your clients. Through Advisory Boards you will develop a more strategic relationship with your clients supporting them to develop and implement strategy, adapt to change, grow and improve decision making. Advisory Boards are also a very useful introduction to governance thinking, practices and disciplines.

Join us for this brand new webinar, delivered by Helen Down, Managing Director of Advisory Boards NZ. Helen is New Zealand’s thought leader in Advisory Boards and will share her 10 + years’ experience, and several real world examples of how Advisory Boards have transformed many NZ businesses.
Learn the value an Advisory Board offers, how it works, how it differs from a Board of Directors, what business owners are wanting from an Advisory Board and what it takes to be an Advisory Board member.

You will also receive a practical 28 page workbook with excellent reference material, checklists and templates for you to use with your clients immediately.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

• What an Advisory Board is and how it builds stronger businesses
• How to support your clients to best establish and implement their Advisory Board to leverage the value in their company.
• How Advisory Boards are a key part of the governance mix
• How Advisory Boards differ from a Board of Directors.
• The essential elements of a transformative Advisory Board
• The Advisory Board opportunity for professional services providers
• Why companies use advisory boards
• The five phases of an Advisory Board’s life cycle

Plus more than 30 tips and best practice to help you support your clients with Advisory Board services including the common pitfalls to avoid.

Helen will also share several real-life examples of how Advisory Boards are transforming businesses throughout New Zealand.

SUITED TO

• Accountants, lawyers, business coaches, consultants and all professional services providers supporting business owners on governance, business growth, strategy, succession planning, risk management, and operational issues
• Business executives, partners, leaders and advisors who provide specialist services to business owners.
• Independent directors and Advisory Board members
• Emerging executives, directors and advisors looking to increase their professional experience
• Business owners of small, medium and large companies
• Business owners and CEO’s who do not have a governance structure that delivers to their needs
• Members of poorly performing Advisory Boards

PRESENTER

Helen Down, Director Advisory Boards NZ

Helen Down is regarded as New Zealand’s thought leader in Advisory Boards and has been supporting businesses and professionals to establish and run results driven Advisory Boards for more than 10 years.
Helen believes there is a huge opportunity for NZ’s owner operator businesses to be more sustainable and successful through implementing practical, strong and appropriate governance systems. Helen champions the use of Advisory Boards as a key part of this governance mix.