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Behavioural Governance
Traditional governance focuses on structure.
Policies, charters, committees and reporting frameworks are designed to guide how organisations operate.
Yet even the most carefully designed governance architecture ultimately depends on how people actually behave within it.
How authority is exercised.
How challenge is expressed.
How decisions are made under pressure.
How accountability is shared — or avoided.
Behavioural governance explores the space where governance frameworks and human behaviour meet.
Because the real test of governance is not what sits in a folder.
It is how power, authority and responsibility actually move through an organisation.
At The Governance Collective, we work with Boards, executives and governance professionals to understand and strengthen the behavioural dynamics that shape decision-making, performance and trust.
The Governance Collective is the home of the behavioural governance discipline — bringing together research, practice, training and advisory support to help leadership environments work the way they were intended to.
The Behavioural Governance Dynamics Model
Governance frameworks guide organisations.
Behaviour determines whether they actually work.
The Behavioural Governance Dynamics Model provides a lens for understanding the human dynamics that shape decision-making, power, culture and governance outcomes within leadership environments.
These dynamics influence how authority is exercised, how challenge is expressed, and how accountability moves through an organisation.
Behavioural Governance Dynamics Assessment
Understanding behavioural governance requires more than theory.
The Behavioural Governance DynamicsTM Assessment provides a structured way to examine the human dynamics shaping decision-making, authority and accountability within leadership environments.
Leaders and governance professionals can participate in the global assessment initiative or undertake organisational assessments designed to reveal behavioural governance patterns within their own leadership environments.
We support you and the delivery of your governance needs at every level
We support you to position your organisation for success
Great governance is the secret foundation of an ethical and financially viable business. Using our Better Governance Framework©, we assess your organisations current rules, processes and frameworks and provide you meaningful feedback and recommendations to support your businesses objectives and manage risk.
- Board Constitution
- Board roles and Responsibilities defined in the Board Charter
- Company Strategy
- Board Performance Oversight/Evaluation
- Risk Management Framework
- Delegations of Authority Framework
Board skillsets (Fiduciary Duties) - Board Decision making framework
- Board operations
- Conflict of Interests and Related Party Transaction Management
- Board Secretariat Functions
- Board Committee Oversight
- Board Member Induction/Manual
- Ethics & Values Framework
- Policy & Procedure Framework
- Executive Operations Governance Framework
- Financial Management Framework
- Fraud & Corruption Control Framework
- Secondary Employment Framework
- Procurement Framework
- Business Plan & Performance Reporting
- Occupational Health and Safety Framework
- Employment/Recruitment Framework
- Records Management Framework
- Assurance Framework
- Member Engagement & Communications Framework
- Compliance Framework (incl Non compliance)
- Gifts & Benefits Framework
- Board Committee Convenorship
- Stakeholder Engagement Framework
Our Better Practice Framework© assessment can provide you clarity on what areas of your business are performing and awareness of what things are getting in the way of your organisation reaching defined goals, awareness and educating team members on better governance practices so that the right knowledge and skills are in your business and alignment of key processes and functions that will enable your organisation to grow. Find out more about our approach here.
Introducing the foundational text behind the behavioural governance discipline.
Behavioural Governance
Foundations of Behaviour and Decision Dynamics in Boardrooms
For decades, governance has been understood primarily through structure — policies, charters, committees and compliance frameworks designed to guide organisational decision-making.
Yet even the most carefully designed governance architecture depends on how people actually behave within it.
Behavioural Governance introduces a new lens for understanding the human dynamics that shape decision-making in leadership environments — how authority is exercised, how challenge is expressed, and how accountability moves through an organisation.
Drawing on decades of governance practice, Lisa Coletta explores the behavioural forces that determine whether governance frameworks truly work.
This book marks an early step in defining behavioural governance as a discipline, offering leaders, Board members and governance professionals a deeper understanding of the dynamics that influence governance outcomes.
Services
Bespoke governance consulting, workshop, coaching, training and keynote services that support you and your business.
Consulting
Services
Bespoke design and implementation of key corporate governance frameworks that align with your organisations culture.
One on one
Mentoring
World class executive mentoring providing lazer focused governance support to senior leader.
Coaching/Sounding Board Services
Sound Board Coaching provides a refreshing, innovative approach to coaching from a governance perspective.
Bespoke
Workshops
One day workshops that uplevel your delivery of key corporate governance processes and outcomes.
Online Training
Programs
Training programs that position you and your team to be effective heart centred governing leaders.
Tailored
Keynotes
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Did you know?
88%
of leaders surveyed believe that governance plays a critical part of their businesses success
85%
of leaders either partially or do not have their governance processes set up to inform their decision making
40%
of leaders do not feel equipped to make informed decisions using insights from their company’s governance processes
Off the Record Podcast - Conversations on Governance, Power and Decision-Making
Corporate governance is often discussed through rules, frameworks and compliance requirements.
But the reality of governance is lived in conversations, judgement calls and the human dynamics that shape how decisions are made.
Off the Record is a podcast hosted by Adam Coonan and Lisa Coletta, exploring the behavioural forces that influence governance in leadership environments.
Through candid discussions and practical reflections, the podcast examines how Boards, executives and governance professionals navigate power, accountability, challenge and decision-making in real organisational settings.
These conversations sit at the intersection of governance practice and human behaviour — the space where behavioural governance truly lives.
What Clients are Saying...
Lisa delivers a strong training, and you will walk away challenged and solution focused. Thanks Lisa!
Susana Qleibo, Administration Manager
Lisa is articulate, client-focused and always brings creative solutions to her client’s challenges.
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