Her Story Matters works at the level of pattern and structure, focusing on the governance arrangements, leadership dynamics, and institutional conditions that determine whether organisations deliver the impact they are built for.
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- Boards and Trustees
- Governance
- Leadership
- Organisational Effectiveness
- Scaling Organisations
What Board Members Are Rarely Told When They Are Appointed. There is a moment most trustees can recall with surprising clarity. The moment their expertise is recognised, the value of their networks is clear, and their credibility carries weight. They are exactly what the organisation needs. The conversation is affirming in a way that makes yes feel like the only natural answer. What they are not told is...
Why Leadership Transitions Fail Even When the Incoming Leader Is the Right Person. Most organisations approach a leadership transition as though the primary risk is selecting the wrong person. The selection process reflects this. It is the most visible, resource-intensive, and carefully governed part of what the organisation does in preparation for a change at the top. And when the transition fails, which it does regularly and at...
The Cost of a Leadership Team That Has Learned to Manage Upward Most leadership teams do not set out to turn their attention upward. It happens gradually, through decisions that each make sense in the moment they are made. A presentation shaped to be well received by the person at the top, a difficult truth softened before it travels upward, a recommendation adjusted to fit what is likely...