We have expertise in leadership and governance and are skilled in hands-on strategic planning at university, faculty, school and Centre level. We are experienced mentors and can work with groups or individuals, either in person or on line.
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Academic governance skills are often learned informally and through problem solving. Outside Opinion can advise on a variety of governance, ethics and accountability issues.
Several of our associates are accredited by the Australian Institute of Company Directors or have MBA qualifications; others have acquired deep knowledge through senior roles in universities, public administration or NGOs.
We provide advice to national centres and consortia, to peak bodies and associations and to institutions and organisational elements within them.
Our advice on governance can feed into planning and application processes but also into review and accreditation processes.
Outside Opinion advisers understand the institutional, legal and ethical elements of leadership.
Management
We can help with:
Clarifying management and leadership structures
Accountability mechanisms and audit processes
Financial record keeping and reporting
Contractual issues
Using Boards and advisory bodies effectively
Liaising with external stakeholders
Risk management
Sustainability and triple bottom line analysis
Workplace health and safety
Diversity and inclusion
Organisation leadership
Our senior associates have deep experience in working with large and complex organisations, on issues such as:
Working with teams
Managing performance
Codes of conduct
Managing conflict of interest
Academic integrity
Commercialisation
Intellectual property
Professional accreditation
Personal Development
We can also help people to inform themselves, through reading and structured self-reflection, on how to work on themselves while occupying a leadership role:
Choosing leadership styles for different purposes
Understanding role, office and ethos
Managing up, down and across
Identifying personal strengths and weaknesses
Managing emotions and cultivating composure and presence