Creative and thoughtful governance is yet another way to knit the organisation together and ensure that the right perspectives are in the room to balance competing objectives and determine priorities. In a complex organisation, the leadership team is not always the best vehicle for addressing all issues. Councils and steering committees that involve second- and third-level managers are a way to govern such decisions as standards, commonality vs. customization, staffing of special project teams, allocation of scarce resources such as OD staff, and HR development and training.