Vision
To maintain our position as the leading professional Institute dedicated to advocating good governance, ethics, and the adoption of best practices within organisations.
Mission
To provide education and training in good governance, ethical practices and corporate administration.
To undertake research, development and publication of governance guides and standards.
To commit Chartered Secretaries to uphold and advocate good governance principles and practices.
Identifying Features of a Premier Organisation
MAICSA believes that a well governed, premier professional body would have at least 11 vital characteristics:
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Owner of a core body of knowledge Perpetually relevant to the marketplace and which has a system of updating itself to be contemporary at all times |
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A clear vision and mission Help focus on the development of good practices of corporate secretaryship, governance and leadership in the profession and allocate the required resources for improvement therein |
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Common core values Prefer principle over convenience, community advantage over individual advantage and which will uphold objectivity and merit |
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Professional administration Ensure effective systems for managing market share, operations, brand, finances, risk, succession plans and such. There will be use of performance measurement tools as growth strategies for volunteers and secretariat. |
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Effective governing structures: Large enough to have the mixture of experience necessary for growth, small enough to be agile, able to respond quickly to time sensitive market issues |
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Good social tools for managing community relations Consultation, consensus, and respectful accommodation is widely practised over lobbying, right to dissent, and use of entrenched authority |
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Good volunteer management programme Develop a pipeline of committed and competent future volunteers to enable volunteers to perform e.g. by use of a Council Member Toolkit and to give volunteers due recognition |
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Brand Success Characterised by clear identity, wide acceptance, evergreen appeal but especially relevant to the times in which it exists |
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Prosperity Characterised by consistent positive growth and surplus in the Institute, high earning ability of members trained in its knowledge, well remunerated employees with fair deals and fair treatment of various other stake holders |
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Steadfast system Bringing in more students, increase membership and an ability to maintain standards of examination and practice |
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Professional association An integral member of an international professional organisation whether within The Chartered Governance Institute (CGI) fraternity or with other governance related bodies globally |