About BoardClarity
Boards play a crucial role in society, providing leadership to a myriad of profit and not for profit organisations. Being on a board is both challenging and rewarding and sometimes external support is required.
Many companies offer a degree of board support but it is not their sole focus. BoardClarity is one of a small handful of companies that specialises in working with boards helping them become more effective and efficient. With specialisation comes higher levels of expertise, knowledge and experience.
So how did this come about? Extensive experience in senior management and organisational development helped BoardClarity principals Sandy and Cam Brinsdon to realise the importance of a strong board. They became interested in the way boards function and while searching for information discovered a model called Policy Governance.
Cam read widely on the topic and Sandy made the considerable investment to become qualified in Policy Governance by training at the Policy Governance Academy in Atlanta, USA. Since 2001 BoardClarity has helped over 100 boards and trusts significantly improve their performance.
Some organisations choose to commit to Policy Governance and BoardClarity has worked with them on an ongoing basis to implement this approach. Other organisations prefer to use different approaches but still benefit from Policy Governance thinking. What is most important is that board members are motivated to improve and are open to new ideas about how to achieve this goal.
Sandy Brinsdon MPH (Otago) MInstD
I am an active member of the Institute of Directors and served on the Institute’s Christchurch committee for six years. I am one of only half a dozen New Zealanders to have completed the Institutes’ Certificate in Company Direction and the Policy Governance® Academy in Atlanta, USA run by John Carver. I have also spoken internationally on Policy Governance.
When not teaching policy governance, I sit on and chair a number of not-for-profit boards. Before moving into the governance area I spent 15 years in senior roles in the health sector after completing a Masters degree in Public Health. This has provided me with an invaluable insight into policy development and funding systems.
Cam Brinsdon BCom (Otago) , AFHRINZ
I am an Associate Fellow and professionally accredited member of the Human Resources Institute of New Zealand (HRINZ). I have extensive experience at senior management level in organisational development and change management gained from working with organisations such as EDS (now HP) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. This has proved valuable to boards in many ways. I am also a company director, and NGO board member.