Board Membership: Roles and Responsibilities

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand the principles of Corporate Governance
• Understand your duties and responsibilities as a Director
• Recognise what an effective Board looks like
• Know why good Governance matters
• Be equipped to navigate Board meetings competently

Course Content

• Setting the Context
  • The Challenges Facing Boards Today
  • The primary role of a Board
  • The principles of Corporate Governance
• Corporate Governance Failures
  • Causes of Governance failure
  • How Governance changes as your business grows – and what happens when you don’t adapt to scale
• Director’s Responsibilities
  • Who are the Directors?
  • Director Engagement
  • How the boardroom has changed, and what directors need to know to build relationships
  • Non-Executive Directors
  • What to consider before accepting a Board position
  • Why would anyone become a director/trustee?
• Legal & Regulatory Compliance
  • The Director and the Law
  • Legislation and Regulations
  • Directors and Officers Liability Insurance
• Risk Management and Oversight
  • The Board’s role – Performance and Conformance
• Key components of an effective board
  • Board structure and composition
• Board Dynamics
  • Board diversity
  • Managing board boundaries
  • Culture and Ethics
• Dealing with Conflicts of Interest
• Key Principles for Effective Board Meetings

Who Should Attend?

• Anyone who is Board Member or thinking about joining a Board
• Members of the Senior Management who report to the Board
• Company/Board Secretary

Methodology

• Focused on practical governance issues that are relevant for all boards
• Discussion of real examples of governance failings and what went wrong
• Shared experiences of those attending the webinar
• Highly interactive with a combination of presentation, discussions using breakout rooms and polls.