Governance Training · Adelaide, SA
Practical, engaging governance training for Adelaide boards, directors and executives, covering director duties and responsibilities, strategy and risk, tailored to your organisation and sector.
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Director, VUCA Pty Ltd · FAICD · FAIM
Governance Training · Adelaide
Directors carry significant legal and ethical responsibilities, and expectations on boards keep rising. Tailored governance training helps every director understand their duties, contribute with confidence and work together as an effective board.
Adelaide's boards span defence industry, health, local government, not-for-profits, member associations and South Australian Government authorities, along with a strong food and wine sector. Adelaide is David's home market, where he has one of the most extensive professional networks across South Australia and the Northern Territory. David delivers governance training for Adelaide boards in the not-for-profit, government, member-based and unlisted company sectors.
David completed the AICD Company Directors Course and programs including The Chairman, The Role of the Director, The Strategic Director and The Not for Profit Board. He studied board governance at Harvard Business School and is a regular guest speaker on director and board duties and responsibilities.
Tailored to your board
Every engagement is tailored to your organisation and what you want to achieve. Depending on your needs, the work may include:
Governance Training
Build a shared understanding of duties and good practice across the board.
Help newly appointed directors understand their responsibilities and contribute sooner.
Strengthen the chair's leadership of the board and the relationship with the CEO.
Help senior executives understand what boards need and how to work with them.
Practical training for volunteer and skills-based boards in the not-for-profit sector.
Governance training that reflects the responsibilities of elected members and council leadership.
Independent, confidential, practical
A conversation about your board, its experience and the topics that matter most.
David designs a session or series around your organisation, sector and current challenges.
Practical, interactive training built around real board scenarios, not just theory.
Practical recommendations to help the board embed good governance in its work.
Your advisor
David A Spear FAICD FAIM — Director, VUCA Trusted Advisors
David has over 25 years' experience in commercial business management and board directorship, including significant directorship experience over the last 10 years with Indigenous organisations. He studied board governance at Harvard Business School, completed the AICD Company Directors Course and spent eight years as SA/NT State Director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has served as an independent chair and non-executive director in sectors including housing, agriculture, recycling, local government, the arts and sport, and is a National Facilitator of Governance for ORIC.
Questions
Training can cover directors' duties and responsibilities, the roles of the board, chair and management, strategy, risk oversight, financial literacy, conflicts of interest, ethics and decision making, tailored to your board.
Yes. David works with boards and organisations across Australia, including in Adelaide and across South Australia. Get in touch to discuss your organisation and how the work would be delivered.
Yes. Sessions are tailored to your organisation and sector, including not-for-profit, government, member-based, local government and Indigenous organisations.
Yes. Training can be designed for newly appointed directors, experienced boards or a mix, so everyone builds a shared understanding of good governance.
Yes. David is a National Facilitator of Governance for the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC) and a nationally recognised facilitator and consultant in the Indigenous corporation sector.
Every engagement is tailored, so cost depends on the size of your board or organisation and the scope of the work. Get in touch with David for a confidential proposal.
Locations
David works with boards and organisations in Adelaide and right across Australia.
Related services: Board Review in Adelaide → Independent Facilitator in Adelaide → Indigenous Governance →
Get in touch
A confidential, no-obligation conversation about your board or organisation and how David can help.