Empower management staff and board members to enhance their skills, performance and accountability.

LEADERSHIP & GOVERNANCE

Given increasing accountability requirements and greater competition for resources, organizational leaders must demonstrate that they are making evidence-informed decisions and producing high quality practices and outcomes.

Heather Graham works with Board Members and Management Teams to:

  • Support Succession Planning with the Board Executive, CEO/ED and Senior Leaders
  • Build shared leadership capacity
  • Review strengths and areas for improvement
  • Learn from best practices
  • Build strong team building and communication skills
  • Foster strategic thinking and generate new and creative approaches
  • Share ownership of and accountability for improved outcomes

Past Projects include:

  • Shared governance and decision-making models/frameworks for Boards and Collaboratives
  • Compassionate Leadership and Collaborative Leadership workshops for Managers and Boards
  • Interactive Board development workshops that provide orientation to board governance basics and frame best practices for Boards of Directors
  • Board Policy Reviews
  • Leadership development/team building workshops for new and established staff and management teams
  • Shared leadership and accountability workshops for collaboration partners

TESTIMONIALS

“I had the pleasure of working with Heather Graham to provide two development workshops for our board of directors. She effectively led me and the board through reflections on nonprofit governance fundamentals and where the board can focus to enhance effective governance. She presented relevant scenarios to prompt thinking about the role of the board, the importance of working collaboratively, and ways to make shared decisions. 

Heather is an exceptional consultant who provided outstanding facilitation services to our nonprofit board. Her ability to create a collaborative and inclusive environment fostered open communication and helped us navigate complex discussions with ease. She demonstrated incredible professionalism, insight, and patience, ensuring every voice was heard and valued. Thanks to Heather's guidance, the board has ideas for how to become even more effective!”
Sam Peck, CEO, Family Councils Ontario