It is important for finance professionals working with boards to understand what makes the board run effectively and what are some key areas where they can assist the board in decision making.
This course will help you to understand how a board operates, the skills needed by board members, how to evaluate those skills and what the board should be doing to govern effectively. It will also assist you to support the board and prepare for directorship yourself.
Key topics include:
- Board evaluation
- Director selection
- Term of appointment
- Board skills
- Director induction
- Director development
- Boardroom dynamics
- Individual behaviours
- Bias in the boardroom
- Key governance relationships
- Chair – CEO relationship
- Board – management relationship
