People
The right people in the boardroom, with the skills, experience, attitudes and networks to work well as a team.
Browse People resources →Interactive board tools · Members only
Interactive board tools to assess, review and strengthen your board
Digital scorecards that help your board reflect, measure and continuously improve, then download a clean PDF summary for your next meeting. Plus a full library of templates and guides across the 4 P's of Governance.
Built on 26 years of governance experience
PDF export of results
Annual membership access
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Interactive digital board tools
Honestly assess current practices, pinpoint hidden gaps, and save your progress as you work. When you finish, download a professional PDF summary for your next board meeting.
Chair Review Form
Interactive scorecard to review the Chair's effectiveness in leading the board, from agenda-setting to board culture.
10 Boardroom Competencies
Assess your board against ten core competencies for effective boardroom leadership and identify development priorities.
Charity Governance Code Self-Assessment
Questionnaire to self-assess against the Charity Governance Code and surface gaps for your action plan.
Board Meeting Reflection Checklist: 10 questions
Ten reflective questions to evaluate how well your board meeting worked and where to improve next time.
Culture Audit Tool
Interactive Board and Organisational Culture Audit. Assess the tone set from the top and the behaviours that follow.
Questions to ask yourself to prep for a Board Meeting
Interactive prompts to help directors prepare thoughtfully before each board meeting.
The Leading Governance model
The 4 P's of Governance
An innovative framework to help your organisation focus on getting the right people, doing the right things, using the right tools, to get the right results. Each pillar comes with its own library of templates and guides.
Purpose
Strategic vision, values and culture, communicated clearly to members, shareholders and staff.
Browse Purpose resources →Processes
Policies, agendas and decision-making that keep the organisation safe, legal and focused.
Browse Processes resources →Performance
Monitor organisational delivery and regularly review the board's own contribution.
Browse Performance resources →Annual membership
Everything you need to run your board
For the price of one training session, unlock interactive tools and the full resource library for a year.
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Full access for a year, for boards, Chairs, trustees and governance professionals.
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What's included
- All interactive digital board tools
- PDF export of scorecard results
- Review portals for meetings, board effectiveness and the Chair
- The full templates and guides library across the 4 P's
- Requests for tailored materials welcome
- Immediate access after joining
Governance is really about happy, capable people delivering great outcomes and making the world a better place.
Joy Allen
Founder · Chartered Director · Author of the library
Built on 26 years of governance experience
A library rooted in real boardroom experience
All of the materials on the Leading Governance website have been written by Joy Allen, a Chartered Director who devoted the last 26 years of her career to the practice, development, teaching and review of governance and board effectiveness across a wide range of sectors.
In 2013 she launched Leading Governance Ltd with the late Richard O'Rawe and Nicole Mulholland, using their unique 4 P's Model. Now retired, she still develops materials for the site and is contributing to the digitisation of practical tools.
IoD Chartered Director Course leader, Leadership for Directors modules
CIPFA Senior Associate Co-designed Inspiring Boardroom Leadership
ACEVO masterclasses Regular London sessions for charity CEOs
NED & Chair roles VOYPIC, Simon Community, HSC Trusts & more
Joe Simpson, site manager
Joe now manages the Leading Governance website. His boardroom experience helps ensure materials stay practical and relevant. Happy to receive requests for tailored materials.
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