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By Yasmin Khan
A provocation on the topic of good governance, from the Governance Now conference, 13 November 2018.
"Effective governance by a board of trustees is a relatively rare and unnatural act…"
This provocative statement cited in a staple textbook on governance was posed by an enthused audience member to one of several lively panels at Governance Now on the theme of Spotting & Surviving Serious incidents, chaired by Prue Skene, Governance Associate of the Clore Leadership Programme.
Listen to a juicy nugget from the discussion here.
Here are some snippets from the discussion:
“I don’t think good governance is rare - I think perfect governance is a fantasy. There’s a continuum between ‘good’ and ‘perfect’ that boards aspire to.”
- Ruth Lesirge, Chair, Association of Chairs
“Not enough attention is paid to the matter of governance at the start of a project. In the early days Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) was more excited about the capital project and had less focus on the governance of it. We’ve really shifted that now.”
- Sue Bowers, Deputy Director Operations, Heritage Lottery Fund
You can find out more about the issues discussed in a range of valuable online resources available through the CGA’s Knowledge Library.
