Governance

The Mercury Centre’s approach to corporate governance is a practical one based on a blend of experience and knowledge of corporate governance best practice.

It is built on a methodology known as Quality Governance and an understanding of the scope and content of a corporate governance system.

We use the broadest possible definition of corporate governance.

For us, it is about how owners create a legal structure to take ideas from concept to reality.

It is:

	about how this entity relates to its owners and the world in which it lives;
	about how it is managed by its board and what processes they use to manage;
	about its relationships to shareholders and stakeholders; to its customers and suppliers; to the community in which it operates; and to the regulators;
	about its ethics, accountability and transparency; and
	about adding value to society not taking it away.

Our corporate governance services include:

Quality Governance

The Quality Corporate Governance System (Quality Governance) has been developed to assist enterprises to implement and maintain a structured and enterprise-specific corporate governance regime that interlinks with day-to-day operations.

The Quality Corporate Governance System:

	providing clearly defined and easily understood outputs;
	allowing ease of review and adaptability to changing standards;
	enhancing risk management;

by

	providing clearly defined and easily understood outputs;
	allowing ease of review and adaptability to changing standards;
	enhancing risk management;

Quality Governance uses quality principles and techniques to analyse, clearly define, and document existing practices, enabling them to be streamlined and updated to reflect the changing needs of the enterprise and its environment. Our definition of ‘quality’ is ‘Consistent excellence measured objectively’.

If you would like a copy of An Overview of the Quality Corporate Governance System, please email us.

Governance Content

The Mercury Centre’s approach to corporate governance is a practical one based on a blend of experience and knowledge of corporate governance best practice.

It is built on a methodology known as Quality Governance and an understanding of the scope and content of a corporate governance system.

The Mercury Centre focuses on the five key processes of direction setting, decision making, leadership development, reputation assurance and stakeholder reporting.

We focus on these fundamental areas with practical approaches and proven solutions.

We can provide a range of examples and models of good governance policies, practices and processes successfully used in a range of organisations.

Our clients find it is easier to review information examples we can provide from a similar organisation as a starting point rather than commence with a blank sheet of paper. This allows the similarities and differences to emerge, and for an organisation to understand what makes it unique.

Framework Services

Our toolkit consists of templates, techniques and processes that give shape to problem solving, are user friendly and add value to an enterprise. We provide resources, support and training in the areas of:

	values and culture development,
	strategic planning,
	business planning and analysis
	review and evaluation services
	project development and management

 

Resources

Reference Material

327Kb	Building Effective Corporate Governance	This paper examines the subject of corporate governance, looks at a number of descriptions and models of corporate governance including The Mercury Centre’s own Quality Governance Framework.
96Kb	The Wheel of Participation	Describes the ‘Wheel of Participation’ developed by South Lanarkshire Council. The wheel moves from the extreme of no community input, with the Council taking all the decisions, through consultation and participation to citizen empowerment, where the community make their own decisions on issues that affect them.