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Governance advisory · Leadership development
Beyond tick-box governance.
Build a board that creates value.
We help boards and leadership teams strengthen how they govern, make decisions and work together.
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Structure and behaviour, together
Good governance on paper is not enough.
Drawing on more than 25 years of governance practice in the UK and Africa, we have come to realise that the quality of challenge, clarity of accountability and willingness to have difficult conversations matter as much as structure.
We bring rigorous governance expertise and an understanding of the human dynamics of the boardroom to our engagements.
What we do
Support for every dimension of board effectiveness.
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Board Evaluation & Diagnostics
Understand how your board actually works.
Explore this service →02Governance Advisory & Frameworks
Build the structures that make accountability clear.
Explore this service →03Board & Chair Coaching
Confidential support for the people who carry the weight of oversight.
Explore this service →04Board & Director Development
Practical learning that changes boardroom practice.
Explore this service →05Board Retreats & Strategy Facilitation
Make space for the conversations that move your organisation forward.
Explore this service →06Company Secretarial Advisory & Support
Strengthen the governance function and the rhythm of oversight.
Explore this service →07Board Search & Appointments
Find directors who fit the board you have and the board you need to become.
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Governance with HEART.
Governance works through people. HEART describes the behaviours we bring to our work and help boards put into practice.
Empathy
Understand the people and perspectives affected by decisions.
Accountability
Welcome scrutiny and answer for decisions and outcomes.
Responsibility
Exercise authority with care, diligence and purpose.
Transparency
Communicate clearly and make the basis for decisions visible.
Meet the founder
Governance is technical.
Boardrooms are human.
Catherine Engmann trained as a scientist before she ever set foot in a boardroom. She remains fascinated by the living system underneath governance: how people behave when they make decisions that matter.
Her career spans FTSE-listed businesses in the UK and governance practice in Ghana. As Founder and Managing Director of Mindful Governance and a Chartered Governance Professional, she helps boards strengthen both their structures and their working relationships.
Contact CatherineClient experiences
In their own words.
“The facilitator demonstrated exceptional depth of knowledge, combining strong technical expertise with extensive practical experience that made the sessions highly engaging and insightful.”
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“Catherine was very engaging, there is no way anyone could sleep in her class.
She was excellent, witty and lovely :)
Mindful Governance is a solid organisation. I will recommend you any day.”
Metropolitan Health Insurance
Programmes & resources
Develop the people who make governance work.
Explore focused development for chairs, directors and company secretaries, alongside practical governance resources. Contact us for current availability.
Leading from the Chair
Enquire about Leading from the ChairThe NED Program
Enquire about The NED ProgramMindful Governance CoSec Programme
Enquire about Mindful Governance CoSec ProgrammeGovernance Toolkit
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What’s happening in your boardroom?
Whether the issue is board effectiveness, governance structures, strategic alignment or a difficult governance question, start with a conversation.
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