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Starting the recruitment process for a board secretary? Or perhaps you’ve tried and failed to attract a good candidate? Whether you’ve created a new role in a quest to tighten up your governance processes and structures, or you’re replacing an outgoing employee, consider the following tips…

In NZ, we are not known for valuing best practice governance. We are a nation of small businesses, and we often don’t realise it’s time to step up our governance game and the positive impact this can have on organisational performance, company culture and countless other factors.

Where do you start when looking for a new Director. The key criteria is to first figure out the skills you are looking for. What skills do the existing Directors bring to the table, or not?

Essentially, Directors should be working with management to increase shareholder value. Improving performance leads to better results, which puts more value into the business.

Directors set the vision and long-term goals of the organisation. This includes the strategy to achieve that vision, as well as the monitoring of the strategy implementation.