The Administrative Role in Governance™
Handbook for Administrative Professionals
The working reference for the person who keeps governance moving: how the board year is built, how meetings get prepared, how decisions get recorded, and what comes next.
This is a pre-order. The general edition for administrative professionals across sectors is scheduled for release on October 29, 2026 and is emailed to pre-order purchasers on that date. Nothing is downloadable today.
Pre-order — $169.00 CAD. The general edition is scheduled for release and delivery on October 29, 2026. Your receipt and confirmation are emailed immediately; the handbook itself is sent to the same address on release day.
What it covers.
Board cycles and governance calendars
The full year mapped out — what happens when, and what has to be ready before it does.
Meeting preparation and Board packages
Agenda design, package structure, distribution timelines and the quality check before it goes out.
Minutes, motions, resolutions and decision records
Consistent wording, defensible detail, and a decision trail anyone can follow later.
Policy workflow
How a policy moves from need to draft to approval to implementation — and stays current.
Committees and Terms of Reference
Mandates, reporting lines and keeping committee work inside its scope.
Director onboarding and succession
Getting new directors useful quickly, and preparing for transitions before they arrive.
Governance records and organizational memory
A records structure that survives staff and board turnover.
Role boundaries and professional practice
Where administration ends, where governance begins, and how to hold the line respectfully.
Reporting, accountability and follow-up
Closing the loop so board decisions actually land in the organization.
Written for the role, not the sector.
If your calendar is shaped by board meetings, this handbook is written for your desk.
- Executive Assistants
- Board Secretaries and Corporate Secretaries
- Governance Coordinators and Governance Officers
- Committee support staff
- Nonprofit and association administrators
- Public-sector, healthcare and education administrative professionals
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We will email you once the general edition of The Administrative Role in Governance™ handbook is available, along with practical governance administration guidance in the meantime.
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Available today
While you wait for the October 29, 2026 release, the Boardroom Ready Admin Kit™ gives you the working templates for the full meeting cycle, and the Certificate Program takes the same material module by module.