1. Voluntary Code of Good Governance from Principles…to Practice!

2. Workshop Goals Refreshed commitment to using the Code of Good Governance to trigger continuous improvement Enhanced vision for the future Insight to the ‘seven principles’ of good governance Clear understanding of how to conduct self-assessment Understanding of improvement action planning principles Enhanced opportunities to support each other to improve A planned way forward.

3. The Concept… The Code is your tool designed to help you deal well with the challenges of our time…survive & thrive! Incorporates recognised best practice (CSIT) No assessments or ‘badges’! No imposed improvements Flexible & adaptable Self Assessment at the heart Encourage & trigger peer-supported improvement & collaborative working No end to this journey!

4. ….show us your procedures!! ….here are your new procedures!! X

5. From Principles to Practice… Clear & compelling vision for the future Self Assessment using the 7 Principles of the Code Improvement action planning (part of normal planning) Integrate annual cycle into management system Collaborative learning & improvement, including structured sharing of practices Enhanced methods, system & practices Critical Friend

6. Code of Good Governance….what for?

8. “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do!” Alice in Wonderland

9. The 7 Principles of the Code “Achieve & sustain superior levels of performance which meet or exceed the needs & expectations of all stakeholders” Continual innovation in the services (in line with the needs of your ‘community’) Continuous improvement of all aspects of the way in which the organisation & partnerships work to achieve greater capability, efficiency & sustainability 1. Acting as guardians of the sport, recreation or activity 3. Delivery of Vision, Mission & Purpose 6. Accountability & transparency 7. Understanding & engaging with the sporting landscape 4. Balanced, inclusive & skilled Board 5. Standards, systems & controls 2. Defining & evaluating the role of the Board

10. What is Self Assessment? Formal, systematic, regular review of All areas of the ‘organisation’ against Excellence Criteria by A team from your organisation Resulting in Plans for improvement

11. “All organisations (& partnerships) have strengths and all have areas where improvement is necessary. The acceptance of this in an open, mature and positive way, without fear of failure, is vital for every organisation! Successful organisations don’t worry about this or cover it up…they work on improving with a passion!” The underlying belief….

12. “Awareness is curative” “He who asks the questions cannot avoid the answers”

13. What makes Self Assessment valuable? Consensus agreement of high-level areas for improvement Builds improvement projects into service plans Formal recognition of strengths Other ‘soft’ benefits….?

14. External assessment done by your staff A way of demonstrating performance A ‘badge-chase’ or ‘trophy hunt’ A paper-chase! A checklist About ‘failure’….it is all about success! Self Assessment is not…

15. Time for action! Nothing has been planned A good start We are planning ways of doing this Steadily improving We have partly implemented ways of doing this Time for review & improvement We have fully & systematically implemented ways of doing this A role model…are you really that good?! We have fully & systematically implemented ways of doing this We review & improve the effectiveness of our approaches There is evidence that they have worked!

16. Self Assessment Protocol...  Honesty  Confidentiality  Not about personal performance  Not criticism of people  Not criticism of organisation  Not about “failure”  Not about “problems”  No blame  Not “perfuming the pig ”.

17. Improvement Planning Principles… “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got”! Must be about changes to collective behaviour Focus “Begin the end in mind” Clear & specific outputs (what will have changed) Project plans Improvement team techniques.

18. Peer-Supported Improvement...the opportunities ?

20. The next steps… 1Brief your team 2Plan your self-assessment & improvement planning sessions (including critical friend) 3Clarify your ‘organisational model’ 4Agree & crystallise your compelling vision 5Conduct Self-Assessment 6Develop your improvement plans 7Identify peer support opportunities 8Act!

21. Join the discussions & share your experiences in the LinkedIn CSIT User Group Contact me if you want to discuss or clarify anything Steve Wood steve-wood@talktalk.net steve-wood@talktalk.net 07833 183031