Half Day
Aim
To give the board a better understanding of how effective Governance should work.
Content
- The concept and purpose of governance
- The role of the board
- Director’s responsibilities
- Models and theories of governance
- Common governance challenges and issues
- The number of board members
- Board member tenure
- Should staff serve on the board?
- Working boards – when there are few or no staff
- Board leadership through tough times
- When the board needs to step in and take over some management functions
- Board committees
- Ownership and membership
- Legal frameworks
- Constitutions, rules and trust deeds