Board Services
Insight: Artificial Intelligence & The Board The 5 learning dimensions and oversight principles that are fundamental for board directors
Board Services
Become Intentional, Serve With Purpose.
Boards of directors are faced with the ever increasing complexity of governance and oversight challenges. They therefore have to continually adapt to the changing needs and challenges of the organizations they serve. We believe an independent and external perspective can help boards as they seek to adapt quickly to opportunities and risks. Ultimately board directors want to be effective in their service on the board and we believe we can help. It’s about serving and service!
Director Learning
Board directors learn about the business strategy implications of technology, cyber risks and artificial intelligence. This is a board-level experience that can be structured as one or more of the following:
Learning Clinic (trends & fluency)
Table Top Exercise (real-world scenarios)
Board Residency (boardroom guests, mentored oversight)
Independent Oversight
Boards can conduct independent external assessments of IT and cyber capabilities/function. The board can also evaluate IT and cyber function for alignment with strategic direction of the organization with the services below:
IT Assessment
Cyber Risk Assessment
Managed Services Provider (MSP) Evaluation
Board Consulting
CEOs, Board chairs and lead independent directors seek board improvements and external perspectives on board practices:
Board Coaching (Board/CEO partnership, director coaching)
Board Governance Evaluation
Board Engagement Assessments (board/management expectations, meeting structure, board pack materials, etc.)
Cyber Risk Oversight: The 5 Questions Every Board Member Needs To Ask
An organization’s cyber strategy is not the cyber framework, or the cyber practices and principles adopted by the organization. These elements are required and are crucially important but they do not constitute a cyber strategy.
They are quarter-inch drills that can make quarter-inch holes so that you can achieve a desired outcome - e.g. hang a picture frame on the wall. We believe cyber strategy is about strategic business outcomes/value and not just frameworks and definitely not quarter-inch holes.
Our Work: Client Story - Rafa / Commercial
Global educational institution redesigns cyber risk strategy as it expands its learning experience to students around the world
Our Approach: How We Work
Define
We work with our clients to clearly define the desired solution outcomes in response to their strategic business challenges:
Strategy definition sets the standard and describes what success looks like for the organization and its stakeholders. It sets the direction
Design
The focus of our strategy design is to determine what it’ll take to achieve the desired outcomes and how the strategy elements should be sequenced:
Strategy recommendations extend beyond the technology components to include organizational change, resource allocation and process optimization elements
Deliver
To deliver the desired outcomes for our clients means to ensure proper execution of the strategy recommendations. We sweat the details here because they matter
Insights & Client Stories
Board Cyber Oversight
Client Story: Board briefing on cyber risk audit solutions provider leverages cyber capabilities as brand differ
Strategy & The Board
Insight: Reimagining the board’s role in strategy and strategic planning and helpful practices
Board Leadership
Insight: Board leadership, board chair and committee chair, or elevates its salesforce capabilities with cyber u
Board As A Coach - Tom Landry quote. Whatever a man sows, that he shall also reap. This principle of sowing and reaping applies to strategy. Strategy is like sowing seeds now so you can reap a bountiful harvest in the future
A Board Lens On: CEO Goals & Priorities
“When you think about focusing, you think focusing is saying Yes. No, focusing is about saying No” - Steve Jobs
Sometimes, great CEOs wrestle with focusing and prioritization. They may say yes to too many good things instead of saying no to them or at least, saying not yet. The board can help CEOs by working collaboratively with them to align the strategic priorities for the organization for the appropriate season (i.e. restructuring, turnaround, growth, disruption, etc). Board members can also provide strategic input to the CEO goals that align with these priorities while preserving and maintaining CEO autonomy. The guide below can help facilitate a discussion about CEO goals and priorities.