Focused, Effective, Accountable Businesses, Organizations and Governments Focus Consulting assists boards of businesses, organizations, non-profits and charities in understanding governance, the board's role and responsibilities, proactive oversight, the board CEO relationship and the interdependence of the various roles and responsibilities in a business or organization. Governance is the structure, relationships and processes of authority, responsibility and accountability in a business or organization. When you look at the relationships between the various governance elements, Ownership, Board of Directors, CEO, Staff, they are relationships of delegation. The Owners delegate responsibility for organizational direction and oversight to the Board of Directors, the Board of Directors delegates operational management responsibility to the CEO. The CEO delegates components of operations to various staff or contractors. The difference between Good Governance and Bad Governance is whether delegation is effective and accountable, or not. Good governance, at its essence, is effective, accountable delegation.