Governance for the team at the top
This course is a must for all chairs and CEOs who feel they want to ensure high standards of governance and who could benefit from an opportunity to meet chairs and/or CEOs from other charities, share experiences and build support networks.
0930 | Registration and coffee |
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1000 | Introductions Roles and expectations of chairs and trustees - the chair's leadership role
- what the chair cannot do - limitations on the chair's role
- Respecting the collective authority and responsibility of trustees
Ensuring trustees fulfill their governance role: - trustees’ role and the chair's relationship with trustees
- the three key strands of governance: corporate/fiduciary; strategic and impact
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1130 | Tea and coffee |
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1145 | Refreshing the board and finding new trustees - providing support to and ensuring new trustees become effective as quickly as possible
- ensuring trustees address the right issues: why it is important to get the right agendas
- making informed decisions: ensuring the board gets the information it needs for good governance
- chair/CEO relationship including: ensuring trustees can hold the chief executive to account without meddling in management
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1315 | Lunch |
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1400 | Case study of where things went wrong – tackling difficult/sensitive situations and learning from others’ mistakes Delegates split into groups to decide how best to lead the charity in the case study out of its difficulties |
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1515 | Tea and coffee |
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1530 | Developing a learning organisation – why reviewing performance is important even at board level: - appraising the chief executive’s performance
- reflecting on the chair's performance
- the board collectively reflecting on its performance
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1615 | End |
