Govern with confidence. Lead with impact. Succeed with strategy.
We empower boards and leaders to make sharper decisions, build stronger foundations, and achieve sustainable advantage.
Why Choose govern& ?
Tailored Solutions, Delivered by Practitioners
Real-world experience and expertise counts for a lot in today’s turbulent world. Reliance on so-called ‘best practice’ provides little guarantee of high organisational performance. With swirling geo-politics and economic conditions, technological disruptions, changing stakeholder expectations and ever-demanding regulatory thresholds, change is the only constant it seems. Boards need to be vigilant—if they are to govern well.
The factors that determine board effectiveness and business performance are many and varied. So, advice and guidance needs to be tailored to the situation, not pulled from some best practice model.
We get this. Our track record helping boards govern well is extensive, spanning sectors, ownership types, cultures and geographies. Every govern& advisor is a reputable, globally-experienced practitioner. Our proven knowledge, insight and real-world experience (a rare blend of practical leadership, advisory services, board experience and research) has proven to be invaluable to the fortunes of enterprises, leaders and business owners across five continents.
Our approach is pragmatic, with a strong emphasis on critical thinking and a strategic mindset, to ensure our services, insights and recommendations are relevant and value-adding.
Our commitment to serving you and delivering the outcomes you want is unbounded.
We’ll do what it takes.
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Our Team
Jurate Stanisauskiene, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Jurate Stanisauskiene, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Jurate Stanisauskiene, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Actively contributing to multiple boards as independent board director and chair. Strategy and governance advisor, helping organizations to solve complex strategy and governance challenges. With a wealth of experience and delivered results in global and local businesses, Ms. J. Stanisauskiene has held senior executive roles at some of the
Actively contributing to multiple boards as independent board director and chair. Strategy and governance advisor, helping organizations to solve complex strategy and governance challenges. With a wealth of experience and delivered results in global and local businesses, Ms. J. Stanisauskiene has held senior executive roles at some of the world’s most renowned brands like UPS Europe (Belgium), Amazon Europe (Luxembourg), and Western Union (Lithuania and globally).
Dr. Peter Crow, Co-founder and Partner
Jurate Stanisauskiene, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Jurate Stanisauskiene, Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Globally experienced board advisor and educator, with specific expertise in corporate governance, strategy, boardcraft and organisational performance. In addition to advising boards, chairs, institutions and governments, he has served on the boards of over twenty private companies, family firms and social enterprises, and has spoken and w
Globally experienced board advisor and educator, with specific expertise in corporate governance, strategy, boardcraft and organisational performance. In addition to advising boards, chairs, institutions and governments, he has served on the boards of over twenty private companies, family firms and social enterprises, and has spoken and written extensively on topical matters. Peter is a chartered director, and he holds both a doctorate in corporate governance and strategy, and a first in technology and management.
Capability Building Areas
Governance fundamentals
Governance fundamentals
Governance fundamentals
- The value creation mandate: Explore the core role of the board, which is to both protect value and create new value, and how boards can manage the tension between control (conformance)and direction (performance)
- Board work practicalities: Discuss the 'moving parts' that make the board work, including board calendar, board reports and struc
- The value creation mandate: Explore the core role of the board, which is to both protect value and create new value, and how boards can manage the tension between control (conformance)and direction (performance)
- Board work practicalities: Discuss the 'moving parts' that make the board work, including board calendar, board reports and structures, code of conduct, board charter, decision thresholds, accountabilities, reporting lines, and more besides
Board leadership
Governance fundamentals
Governance fundamentals
- Chairing the board: The chair plays a critical role in boards. Working from a position of influence not control (the chair is the convenor not the boss), learn how to exert influence, handle difficult situations, work towards consenus, manage relations with the executive and shareholders, and drive the board's programme of work.
- The high-
- Chairing the board: The chair plays a critical role in boards. Working from a position of influence not control (the chair is the convenor not the boss), learn how to exert influence, handle difficult situations, work towards consenus, manage relations with the executive and shareholders, and drive the board's programme of work.
- The high-performing board: learn about the common characteristics of high-performing boards and two frameworks that can make a difference between excellence and mediocrity.
Strategic oversight
Governance fundamentals
Strategic oversight
- Boards and strategy: The role of the board in strategic management, strategy development, execution and verifying progress towards intended outcomes.
- AI & Disruptive forces: learn about emerging topics and how the board might engage with these.
- Winning strategy and successful execution: how to craft a winning strategy, importance of organisational purpose and alignment.