What does There4Chairs offer?

Through the There4Chairs service, LL&A offers a range of services closely aligned with Chairs’ needs and challenges.

One-to-one with the Chair

• Coaching/mentoring using a range of different approaches 
• New Chair’s induction programme
• Message development, media and presentation skills training
• Preparation for CEO appraisal
• Briefings on a range of issues  - for details see LL&A technical expertise below

All the above can be delivered in person or where more convenient  by ‘phone and by e-mail.

 With the Chair and CEO together

• Partnership building and ‘standard setting’ meetings
• Facilitation to resolve areas of disagreement
• Support for establishing and delivering CEO appraisal

With Chair and Board together

• Succession planning
• Board appraisal
• Board development
• Mediation or facilitation around conflict between Board members
• Chair recruitment  - advertising, search, selection
• Training on a range of issues - for details see LL&A technical expertise below
  

Groups/networks of Chairs

• Running action learning sets
• Facilitating network meetings
• Establishing chair-to-chair mentoring schemes
• Training on a range of issues - for details see LL&A technical expertise below

LL&A technical expertise
Based on their wide experience and established track record, Linda Laurance & Associates offers a wide range of expertise relating to the following areas:

• Chairing skills
• The board agenda
• CEO performance
• Board performance
• Board recruitment and retention
• Diversity management
• Strategic planning
• Funding and income generation
• Message development/presentation
• Conflicts of interest
• Board disagreements
• Building/managing the Board
• Strengthening the Chair/CEO relationship
• Building an effective Executive/Honorary Officers Group
• Governance reviews

For further details of Linda Laurance & Associates’ services please go to the Home page