Helping Boards and
Senior Leaders be
more effective in
changing times.
Supporting Good Governance Since 2008
Practical Insights for Long-Term Success
The Accountability Group, Inc. (TAG) provides professional development in governance for boards and senior leaders across sectors. We help ready them for addressing contemporary issues with a whole systems approach. In our sessions, directors and senior leaders gain greater clarity, capacity, and confidence to navigate change. They can “see” better and know what to do.
TAG Works With Organizations to . . .
Strengthen good governance fundamentals: We help individuals develop their director skills, and boards fulfill their pivotal role in positive relationships.
Develop strategic foresight: We share key concepts and thinking frameworks to respond to disruptive changes, risks, and opportunities.
Integrate regenerative thinking: In an increasingly complex environment, we bring a living systems perspective into good governance for a wider stewardship.
Build mutual learning relationships: We facilitate enabling connections and dialogue across sectors, networks, disciplines, and regions.
Ways We Partner Online & In-Person
We help clients establish solid governance foundations, anticipate change, and the capabilities that support long-term thriveability. We do this through facilitation, professional development sessions, and links with knowledge partners. We tailor our approach to meet your needs, starting with a conversation.
Governance Fundamentals
In interactive sessions, directors are oriented to their responsibilities in partnership with management. We clarify key roles and functions. We help individuals hone the skills and knowledge they need. Directors say they feel more competent, confident, and constructive in the boardroom.
Next-Level Governance
Good governance today requires widening the lens, valuing different kinds of knowledge, and adopting an ecological and systemic view in uncertain times. We bring relevant tools and resources to your board table to enable these capabilities.
Customized Support
Good governance today requires widening the lens, valuing different kinds of knowledge, and adopting an ecological and systemic view in uncertain times. We bring relevant tools and resources to your board table to enable these capabilities.
About TAG
The Accountability Group, Inc. (TAG) is based in Toronto, Canada. TAG networks with local, national and global talent to meet client interests and goals. These individuals and firms are skilled and future-readying professionals working together in networks and with Lyn and TAG.
Lyn McDonell MA, FCMC, C. Dir. (Principal) draws on her experience as a CEO, COO, Board Chair and Director. As an experienced facilitator, Lyn has provided governance training across sectors since 2006. She applies systems thinking to organizations and is active in communities of governance and regenerative practice.
What Our Clients Say
TAG Resources and Events
TAG Resources are complimentary reference tools designed to initiate exploratory conversations within your own organizational settings. Downloadable PDFs Include:
- Key Concepts in Regenerative Governance
- Thinking Frameworks in Regenerative Governance
- Thinking Frameworks Questions
Lyn is a contributor to The Handbook of Board Governance: A Comprehensive Guide for Public, Private, and Not-for-Profit Board Members, 2nd (2020) and 3rd (2024) Editions. (Wiley). Richard Leblanc (Editor).
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