Trustees Week, celebrating the role of trustees and championing best practice in governance, was officially launched at the annual NCVO / BWB Trustee Conference at The Brewery in London on the 10 November.
I was delighted to be a part of the afternoon keynote panel addressing ‘Inspirational Stories of Governance’.
I was struck by the title and drawn to consider why governance is inspiring. Excellence in governance may help us preserve the past – an organisation considered a ‘national treasure’ for instance – and it may help us to serve our beneficiaries well in the present. But in the end, for me, it has to be because it can help us create a better future.
As I said on the day, it may sound grandiose but a better future for the human race is what I’m in it for. And listening to the others on the panel and to audience members, I certainly found their stories inspiring!
