Governance
An effective Board and good governance are areas in which many private and smaller ASX listed companies struggle. Yet these are essential to long term success, access to capital and growth and the realisation of value. Boards able to demonstrate proven and effective governance leading to sustained growth add substantially to the value of a business.
Linton Howard specialises in good governance practices, including setting up an Advisory Board or reviewing Board structure and effectiveness, Board charters, policies, authorities and other documents, including the effective running of Board meetings. Linton Howard believes effective Boards operate within the four areas of accountability (past performance), compliance, policy and strategy. Working in conjunction with specialists from Governance Matters, Linton Howard can provide experienced Non-Executive Directors/Chairmen who will add experience, objectivity, strategic insight and accountability that will create real value for any business.
Linton Howard can be engaged for governance and Board work on a retainer for a set number of meetings per annum, either in a formal capacity as Director/Chairman or as adviser to the business on a daily rate.
Corporate and Marketing Strategy
A 5+ years corporate strategy plan is vital for any business to provide a roadmap as to where the business is going and how it is going to get there, taking into considering a whole range of factors both internal and external to the organization. The pace of change in many industry segments is accelerating with new and fast evolving dynamics, such and digital distribution, requiring a different approach to formulating strategy but also iteratively developing the same.
Linton Howard prefers to use the Corpus Rios model that is very practical, strategic and focused on outcomes without resort to jargon or academic concepts. See www.corpusrios.com.
Linton Howard works with you to facilitate the process and to ensure the result is a living document that guides the business and develops and evolves in light of changing market dynamics and business factors.
Linton Howard also assists in the development of linked marketing strategies which will improve the effectiveness of strategy execution.
Mentoring
“A fool learns from his own mistakes –a wise man learns from the mistakes of the fools”
At Linton Howard we understand the time honored statement that “command is a lonely place”. CEO’s, Chairs and Directors all benefit from being able to hold confidential and impartial discussions with trusted parties to test and evolve ideas and plans. Our team are CEO’s/Directors with years of experience under their belts and success in their careers can offer immense practical benefits to you through guidance, being a sounding board, and offering personal insights into both leadership and management.
An outstanding mentor can also offer personal development support where there is an excellent rapport between mentor and Executive. Linton Howard provides experienced mentors who can offer invaluable support and guidance to you and your senior executives while maintaining a low profile in the background. Linton Howard mentors will typically spend a number of hours a month with you over a set period, to add their depth of experience at an affordable cost to the company.
Our aim is to help you grow personally and professionally through the process and to help you achieve the best outcomes for your company. Our aim is simple; allow our mentees to make decisions with confidence.
High Performance Culture
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast”, is a phrase originated by Peter Drucker and made famous by Mark Fields, President at Ford. A positive culture has 5 measurable tangible benefits:
- Ability to attract the best people
- Ability to retain and grow the best people
- Increased productivity
- Reduced waste
- Improved safety outcomes
Linton Howard has a structured and proven methodology to articulate, create and sustain a high performance culture by addressing the values, behaviours, symbols, processes and systems within an organisation. This starts at the top with the CEO and senior management team.
Building winning cultures is not about grand statements of intent but rather defining, implementing and living by behaviours and standards which become positive points of differentiation.
Right People in Right Roles
Having the right people in the right roles starts with having the right organisational and management structure. As they grow, companies need to be flexible, changing the structure of the team to meet the current and future needs and clearly defining roles and responsibilities. Linton Howard assists in restructuring organisations, Boards and management teams to ensure businesses have the right teams to maximise success.
This includes assistance in hiring the right people for the right roles, either through a targeted search or through a premium recruitment process – see Linton Howard Executive click here