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LEADING CHANGE CHALLENGING MINDSETS. BRIAN HENNING SPORT NI. SPORT Northern Ireland ‘The Leading Body for Developing Sport in Northern Ireland’. DCAL DELIVERY OPTIONS. Arms Length Body or Departmental Internal Delivery Unit. ‘ALB’ or ‘Not To Be’.
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LEADING CHANGECHALLENGING MINDSETS BRIAN HENNING SPORT NI
SPORT Northern Ireland ‘The Leading Body for Developing Sport in Northern Ireland’
DCAL DELIVERY OPTIONS Arms Length Body or Departmental Internal Delivery Unit
ALB STAGE 2 REVIEWDCAL has confirmed Sport NI’s future status as an ALB
Governance in an ALB • Ensures Clearly Defined Functions and Roles • Defines Values with AppropriateBehaviours • Focuses on Clarity of Purpose and Outcomes • Takes Informed Decisions and Manages Risk • Makes Accountability Meaningful & Appropriate • Develops Capacity and Capability in Executive & Board
ESTABLISHING GOOD GOVERNANCE • The Nolan Principles • Independent Commission on Good Governance in the Public Sector • NIAO Good Governance – Effective Relationships between Departments and Arms Length Bodies • Managing Public Money
DILEMMAS • Public Accountability v effectiveness • Avoiding Risk v Identifying & Managing It • Value for Money v Proportionality • Process v Performance
Sport NI’sGovernance Review Based on the Emerging Findings Report from DCAL, Sport NI’s response:- • CIPFA independent review of Sport NI Governance – September, 2012 • Governance Improvement Plan agreed by SNI Board and submitted to DCAL – February, 2013 • DCAL approve revised Suite of Governance Documents – May, 2013 • SNI Implement and Embed Governance – February to December, 2013
Governance Issues – 18 Months Ago • Highlighted outdated Management Statement and Financial Memorandum (MSFM) • Established need for Clarity in Roles/Relationships between Minister, DCAL, Board, Chair and CEO • Identified a lack of Checks and Balances in operation • Confirmed the Board not properly Informed on Key Risks
Issues Currently Being Addressed • Duplication of work of the Committees. • Board Effectiveness – some deficits in Induction, and Training of Board Members. • Board should develop working relationships between its Members outside of the Board Room.
Planning to Perform • Is Good Governance Enough? Will it deliver High Performance? • High Performance needs Focus on Goals • Key to High Performance is ‘Good Teams’ • Building Good Teams –requires Leadership
ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT? “IF YOU DON’T KEEP STRIVING TO IMPROVE - YOU ARE GOING BACKWARDS” (Steve Hansen – 2013 All Blacks Coach)
Challenge the Mindset Power of Performance V Fear of Failure
Moving Beyond Fear • Our Deepest Fear…..