KTA

       Improving Board Effectiveness and
       Accountability

       Strategic Planning for Results

       Mergers, Joint Ventures and
       Partnerships

       The KTA Centre for Collaborative
       Governance

       About Our Governance Practice Group

Maximize Your Governance Effectiveness

Our Governance Practice Group brings the latest in governance thinking and best practices to develop tailor-made solutions to maximize the effectiveness of your organization's governance. We understand very well, from working with clients and through our own experience as board members of crown agencies, hospitals and non-profit organizations, the dynamic and challenging environment in which boards operate. With our proven methods, planning processes, personal experience and the best facilitation available, we help clients in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors address their toughest governance challenges.

Click below for a description of our governance services:
Improving Board Effectiveness and Accountability
Strategic Planning for Results
Mergers, Joint Ventures and Partnerships
The KTA Centre for Collaborative Governance
About Our Governance Practice Group
Publications, Reports and Presentations

Improving Board Effectiveness and Accountability
The board is the locus of accountability in an organization and, as such, is ultimately responsible for the organization’s success. In fulfilling this responsibility, the board sets strategic direction, provides effective oversight, monitors performance of the organization and CEO, and ensures effective risk management is in place.

Our work in improving board effectiveness and accountability with clients in the private and non-profit sectors helps improve the relationship between the board and senior management, clarify roles and accountability, and ultimately improve their ability to provide sound leadership towards achieving their organization’s vision. We work directly with the Board and senior management to develop practical solutions based on best practices including:

Redesigning governance structures, processes and practices
Improving board meeting effectiveness
Board and director evaluation processes
Defining board, director and management roles and responsibilities
Improving risk management and accountability
Facilitating board retreats and planning sessions

Along with our Aboriginal Practice Group, we have special expertise in the public sector, working with national, provincial and Aboriginal governments on a range of governance- and accountability-related projects.

Case studies
CUMIS Governance Task Force
United Way of Greater Toronto
National Aboriginal Achievement Foundation

Strategic Planning for Results
You need a vision. You need a plan. We'll help get you there.

Change is the watchword of any modern enterprise whether private, public, co-operative or not- for-profit. In a constantly changing world, organizations need a clear vision and a well defined and focused plan to achieve it. That's where KTA comes in.

Working with boards and senior management teams, we help organizations confront change, clarify direction, and make the strategic decisions needed to achieve future goals. We also have extensive knowledge and experience with strategic planning in the public sector, tailoring processes and solutions to meet the greater need for accountability and transparency.

From environmental scans to stakeholder engagement, from balanced scorecard design to scenario planning, from designing planning processes to facilitation of the planning sessions with same-day summaries of the outcome, KTA helps our clients get the results they need.

About Our Governance Practice Team
The consultants, partners and associates who make up KTA’s Governance Practice Group bring solid knowledge and diverse experience to our governance work. Click on our names below for a full biography.

Jay Kaufman

Marcia Nickerson

Karen Beitel