Finance & Accounting Tools

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HBR: 5 Messages Leaders Must Manage

Tool - 5 Messages Leaders Must Manage A thought piece published by Harvard Business Review on executive communication, this article provides five key messages that executives must communicate with their teams to ensure vision and mission alignment and the achievement of core objectives and key results. These messages include organizational structure and hierarchy, financial results, the leader's sense of his/her job, time management and corporate culture.

Exec's Program Implementation Roadmap Tool

Tool - Exec's Program Implementation Roadmap The ultimate guide for implementing The GenderSmart Exec's Program training (complimenting the First 180-Days Project Plan), this tool outlines the core disciplines, lessons and best practices outlined throughout the program, providing executives with a Gantt chart implementation roadmap. While the tool can be used outside of the realm of The Exec's Program, the SG2X Playbook requires all company executives and senior management to take the training.

Corporate Governance Tools

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tactical and long-term plans of the AMP.

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SME Governance Guidebook LINK

Tool - SME Governance Guidebook This IFC guidebook "specifically addresses the challenges and opportunities faced by SMEs at the various stages of their lifecycles, offering tailored corporate governance recommendations. The Guidebook includes the Action Planning Tool to help SME owners, investors, and managers take a pragmatic approach to governance, as a means of strengthening their businesses over the long term.” Note: this is a third-party resource published by the IFC.

Setting Up & Managing a Gender-Smart Board SOP

Tool - Setting Up & Managing a Gender-Smart Board SOP This SOP summarizes how fund managers, and their portfolio companies can work together to set up and manage a gender-smart Board. In the SOP, there are

Board Diversity Charter

Tool - Board Diversity Charter This template provides SMEs with a straightforward Board Charter that positions SMEs to pledge that at least 30% of their Board members are women, thus support gender equality and diversity on the

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additional tools to help executives set up and manage a Board, including a Sample Statement of Work, Sample Board Ethics Policy, Sample Board Agenda, Sample Board Meeting Minutes, Sample Email Templates, etc.

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NCNA Code of Ethics for Board Members

Tool – Code of Ethics for Board Members This Code of Ethics for Board Members template provides a starting point that companies to further tailor towards the specifics of their board.

Running Effective Board Meetings SOP

Tool - Running Effective Board Meetings SOP Written with an SME executive audience in mind, this tool should be provided to and used by the SME management team as the investee company and the fund manager go about setting up the company's governance systems. The tool helps set expectations and compliments the Setting Up & Managing a GenderSmart Board SOP.

Governance Reporting Template

Tool - Governance Reporting Template To be used in the event an SME or fund manager is looking for robust governance and financial reporting templates to be completed and shared before Board meetings. This template provides detailed instructions on how to complete the Summary Report, Financial Report, and Non-Financial Statistical Report tabs. Note: this is a third-party resource published by Hayes Knight.

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Board. Note: this is a thirdparty resource published by The Boardroom Africa & Alitheia Capital.