I’m Patricia Crogan
I’m a nurse who ended up in business and boardrooms!
Kia ora e te whānau
Tēnā koutou katoa
Nō Nottingham, UK me Ireland ōku tūpuna
I tipu ake au ki Nottingham, UK
Nō reira, ka mihi ngā maunga Peak District me te awa ko Trent
Engari ko Tāmaki Makaurau tōku kāinga
Ko Patricia Crogan tōku ingoa
Ko taku tūranga mahi he consultant, innovator, director
Nō reira, tēnā tātou katoa
I was the first in my family to go to university, and I became a Registered Nurse in 1995. I grew up in Nottingham, and Aotearoa has been home for 20 years.
Nursing teaches you to start with the person in front of you and ask what’s really going on. It turns out that works in business and on boards too.
Thirty years on, my work has taken in health, leadership and governance, with the last 15 in governance.
Here’s what I keep seeing. When a community stops getting served, I look at the boardroom. Generally, theres many things going on and if theres a problem, I help spot it, sooner.
I work with charities and incorporated societies on constitutions, structure, board practice and strategy. I’m a Chartered Member of the Institute of Directors (CMInstD), and I’m currently doing a PhD on board governance and outcomes in youth mental health services. I want evidence, not just opinions, on what boards do that makes a difference for the people they serve.
Something isn’t working and you can’t name it? Let’s have a chat.
You can find more about me and what I’m talking about HERE
