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What we do
Drawing from original research for her PhD thesis, Dr Moodie employs an anthropological model of Board Performance Assessment to ensure thorough, strategic and sustainable advice to her clients.
More about board performance reviewsThe information flow between the Management team and its Board, through the Board Pack and Board presentations, is critical to the proper governance of the organisation. Without accurate, strategic and well-presented information, the Board cannot govern properly.
More about board communication workshopsThe role of Chairman or CEO is often isolated and lonely, with few people qualified or able to provide confidential counsel. Dr Moodie advises Chairmen, NEDs, CEOs and CFOs formally and informally in a variety of situations, ranging from short term assignments on specific issues to regular sessions over months or years.
About
Dr Ann-Maree Moodie provides sought-after counsel to Boards, Non-Executive Directors and CEOs, drawing on her 25 years’ experience conducting governance assignments for, and providing formal and informal advice to, Boards across sectors and industries.
Combining deep governance expertise with anthropology, Dr Moodie offers boards a unique “bridge of insight” into the cultural issues of companies and the businesses they govern — work that is increasingly relevant at a time when Directors are required to oversee organisational culture yet must maintain an appropriate distance from business operations.
Read more about Dr Ann-Maree MoodieTestimonials
Dr Moodie’s Board Review reports shine with authenticity. She represents the findings from her extensive data-gathering and from her interviews with the Board and Management in a way which is true to the Board’s ethos, and to its identity. But most of all, my Board can see the possibility of our better selves in her writing and recommendations.
Chair, Victorian Public Hospital Board
Dr Moodie has the ability to identify issues, even subtle and undefined ones, explore and analyse the root causes, and suggest solutions which result in a more effective, efficient and better functioning board.
ASX10 Chairman
Dr Moodie was attentive and sensitive to our particular needs as a government-funded, not-for-profit organisation, and her counsel resulted in a number of improvements in our governance processes. She also provided excellent advice and guidance to me personally as the Chair, and to the Board and the senior management team. I recommend her highly.
Chairman, National Arts Organisation
Dr Moodie’s unique ability to remain invisible in the boardroom means that Board interactions occur undisturbed by her presence. This allows her to observe the Board in its natural state. This, combined with her deep understanding of decision-making dynamics, ensures Dr Moodie provides the Board with a nuanced insight into Directors’ interactions, and therefore, tailored advice. This is invaluable to me as a Chairman.
ASX100 Chairman
In the past five years, Dr Moodie has led several performance reviews for boards I chair. My boards have been impressed with her method, analysis, (including clear identification of issues), insights and practical suggestions for improvement. Each company has invited her to return for the next review. I believe she has contributed significantly to the way my boards work and, in doing so, helped us avoid the complacency trap.
ASX20 Chairman
Dr Moodie’s value proposition is based on experience, insight and respectful honesty. The work that I and my Boards have done with Dr Moodie over the past year has been game-changing. Dr Moodie has successfully differentiated herself in a sea of sameness with regards to Board & Governance advisory.
Non-Executive Director, various Boards
Writing
The purpose of improvisational theatre is to tell a story collectively from nothing — and its techniques hold surprising lessons for boardroom decision-making.
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Timing, it is often said, is everything, and it is especially true in an argument. The Ancient Greeks called it kairos: the ability to capture the persuasive moment.
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The most important skill of a Chairman is to lead a group of peers to make the right decision for the organisation — rather like the conductor of an orchestra.
Read articleThe ABC’s War on Waste, hosted by Craig Reucassel and now in its second season, is one of a number of local and international programs which have dominated my recent viewing. Reucassel’s persuasive argument and practical advice means my yellow bin is always full now.
More on what Dr Moodie is watchingEveryone can name books they return to time and time again because they provide inspiration, solace and pleasure. One of mine is “Iconoclast: a neuroscientist reveals how to think differently”.
More on what Dr Moodie is readingThe worldwide movement railing against cultural norms which reject or stifle actors, musicians and other artists who fail to meet a view of supposed perfection, continues to build. Kate Mulvany tells her story.
More on what Dr Moodie is listening toIn Singapore recently, I visited the Red Dot Museum on the Waterfront Promenade at Marina Bay where the permanent collection and changing exhibitions offer a unique and challenging perspective on design, past and present.
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Please contact Dr Moodie to discuss your needs for your Board or senior executive team.