WHAT WE DO
For Boards
Best in class policies and procedures surrounding board operations can have a profound influence on the culture of the board and directly impact the dialogue in the boardroom to keep it focused on the board’s role as an overseer.
We can help you rethink your governance process, improve performance and create a stellar board.
Shared Leadership
The dividing line between big, board-level decisions and day-to-day, CEO-level decisions and between devising plans and carrying them out, is not always clear. The ability for both sides to communicate honestly and openly is essential.
We can help you achieve your shared accountabilities by bringing clarity to the workflows and aligning expectations.
For CEOs
Even the most capable CEOs are not a solo act. You need clarity and direction from your Board and be able to give feedback. Having a good realtionship with the board is essential to your success.
We can help you manage your mandate and encourage the “noses in, fingers out” model.
FOR BOARDS
Best in class policies and procedures surrounding board operations can have a profound influence on the culture of the board and directly impact the dialogue in the boardroom to keep it focused on the board’s role as an overseer.
We can help you rethink your governance process, improve performance and create a stellar board.
Whether you are a director of a non-profit, privately held or publicly traded company’s board, your biggest challenge is seldom compliance. Rather many directors find themselves asking about their level of performance as a board. While we all know good governance is a culture, not a checklist, boards find it challenging to master this art while doing their jobs effectively.
Here is what we can help you with:
- Board Policies
- Board Succession
- Skills Competencies
- Behavioural Competencies
- Board Recruitment
- Board Onboarding & Orientation
- Board Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
- Board Evaluations
- Board Coaching
- Board Governance Refreshers
- CEO Succession
- CEO Evaluation and Deliverables
- CEO Compensation
We serve as a governance resource and liaison between boards and executive teams.
SHARED LEADERSHIP
The dividing line between big, board-level decisions and day-to-day, CEO-level decisions and between devising plans and carrying them out, is not always clear. The ability for both sides to communicate honestly and openly is essential.
We can help you achieve your shared accountabilities by bringing clarity to the workflows and aligning expectations.
Board success starts with the relationship between the directors and the CEO. The ability for both sides to communicate honestly and openly is essential. Board members must walk a line. They must ensure the CEO and other managers are addressing key issues, but they should not micromanage the company.
Rapport with the CEO is built upon trust, respect and honesty and complemented by predictability and excellence. Boards and CEOs that nurture good rapport, also establish robust strategic plans and performance measuring systems to take the organization to the next level.
We can facilitate the development of:
- Strategic Planning
- Balanced Scorecards
- KPIs, Metrics and Dashboards
- Risk Management System and Reporting
FOR CEOs
Even the most capable CEOs are not a solo act. You need clarity and direction from your Board and be able to give feedback. Having a good relationship with the board is essential to your success.
We can help you manage your mandate and encourage the “noses in, fingers out” model.
It is daunting task to report to a board of directors. It is no secret that CEOs who report to boards have a complex reporting structure and equally complex challenges that come with meeting the shifting expectations of multiple bosses. Do you and your board agree on desired outcomes of success? Do you always bring the conversation around to priorities?
We coach CEOs on establishing a communication framework that wins the board. We can help you with:
- Managing your Mandate
- CEOs Report to Board
- Board Packages
- CEO Coaching
Hi! Nice to meet you.
Mubarka Butt
Governance Enablement
Strategy Execution
Mubarka is an experienced people and corporate strategist, advisor and governance consultant trusted by boards to support CEOs in achieving their mandates. With a background in people strategies, strategic planning and corporate governance, her experience spans across several industries including, transportation & logistics, municipal government, events & entertainment and numerous non-profit causes. Mubarka has led governance reforms for numerous boards by implementing governance best practices, strategic planning, balanced scorecard, corporate dashboards, board succession and CEO compensation & evaluations.
She is relentless in ensuring governance is functional and relevant to the business model and unique scale of each organization and understands what it takes to influence a culture of high performance around the board table. Her experience serving on boards complemented by her experience as a trusted board advisor, positions her uniquely to help accelerate boards in going beyond compliance, to achieving stellar performance.
In addition to her BBA, Mubarka holds her GPC.D (Governance Professionals of Canada Designation) and SPHRi (Senior Professional in Human Resources – International) designation. A sought-after speaker and a prominent voice for diversity, equity and inclusion at the leadership level, Mubarka has been invited to sit on national and global panels and speak at conferences to share the value proposition of power sharing at the board table.
Shannan Corey
Executive Compensation
Board Metrics
Shannan is an authentic, affective and seasoned HR professional with a diverse background; from a math degree at U of S, to an Associate Actuary designation, and ultimately becoming a CPHR. Shannan brings 30 years of industry experience, including over 28 years in consulting as well as 5 years as a Director of Total Rewards at Federated Co-operatives Ltd.
Some of Shannan’s most notable work has influenced and shaped strategic human resources and people practices for both public and private sector organizations. She understands the delicate relationship between both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of compensation and total rewards. It is this well-rounded approach that has led her to being successful in offering a wide array of implementable solutions to key decision makers. Shannan helps in building congruencies between organizational strategic direction, to business plans, to implementing long-term compensation strategies that transform cultures, to measuring metrics and KPIs. Her work as an Associate Actuary along with leading the Total Rewards strategy for one of the largest companies in Saskatchewan, has positioned her as a subject matter expert in pension and benefits solutions, and cost and job analysis as a foundation for organizational effectiveness.
At HireProfile, Shannan serves as a trusted advisor to senior management of public and private companies and to boards of directors. She delivers best-in-class expertise in executive and director compensation and benefits, and pay-for-performance alignment.
Cody Sharpe
Policy & Bylaw Development
Impact Evaluation
Cody possesses over ten years of experience working in the public, private, and non-profit sectors, including direct experience working for First Nation governments. Cody’s background also includes significant instructional experience, having delivered graduate-level courses on strategic management and workshops to boards on the fundamentals of good governance. He lives a commitment to continuous education by serving on the board of the Canadian Evaluation Society’s Education Fund while also obtaining a designation as a Credentialed Evaluator (CE).
Cody’s circuitous professional history displays a commitment to continuous organizational improvement and a strong belief in the capacity of communities to solve their own challenges. His role comes in helping staff and leadership clearly articulate their goals, find ways to measure success, and develop processes that produce effective decisions. He has also worked as a facilitator and mediator between staff, leadership, and stakeholders, and a policy advisor to boards and governments. Cody holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy.
At HireProfile, Cody supports our clients with deconstructing and reconstructing complex policies and bylaws and brings clarity to an otherwise daunting exercise for boards. Cody is also well equipped to conduct ethical, high quality and competent Impact Evaluations to help boards improve or reorient or continue or discontinue programs and policies.
Temi
Board Administration
Board Portal Management
Temi is a Board Secretary with over 7 years of experience in board administration and management. Temi is responsible for providing optimal secretarial support that enables the Board function to achieve its strategies. Having supported over 100 board members, committee members, advisory councils, and work groups, Temi’s experience spans across board administration, governance, compliance management, policy development, board recruitment, orientation, and onboarding.
Temi earned a Bachelor of Laws at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, and a Masters of Laws at the University of Toronto. Temi is a member of the Governance Professionals of Canada and also holds a certificate on Non-profit Governance Essentials from the Rotman School of Management. At HireProfile Temi supports our boards in the timely and efficient delivery of their responsibilities and accountabilities. She enjoys being part of a successful and productive team and thrives in a high pressured and challenging work environment. We count on Temi to keep our clients organized while managing all aspects of compliance required by the board.
Holly Thompson
Board Administration
Board Portal Management
Holly’s vast experience of 15 years both in the private and public sector working with boards and committees, makes her most adaptable to the diverse needs of our clients. Holly holds a Business Administration Diploma and a Human Resource Management Certificate. Driven by integrity, her authentic communication, high level of accuracy, attention to detail and robust organization skills combined with her understanding of good governance practices makes her a valuable asset both to our team and to boards and management.
At HireProfile our clients are most reliant on Holly for her superior organization skills and her unfailing commitment to continuously improving administrative processes to make their lives easier. Holly believes that laying a strong foundation is the key to a strong future. We count on Holly to keep all of us on our feet through effectively managing board portals, meetings and events coordination, minutes management, and annual board/committee calendars while holding the utmost importance for confidentiality. She is also known as our “Zoom guru”.
