Practical Leadership Development for High Performing Board Members

It is important to develop the public sector and civil organisations board of directors to be innovative and strategic in today’s climate.

Modern boards are saddled with issues such as funding initiatives, lack of expertise, internal conflict, team chemistry, and much more. There is one simple solution to almost all of these – build a strong, effective board of directors.

An effective board of directors supports public sector entities to resolve conflict, develop strategic thinking, proactive outreach, careful negotiation, and business skills, to be able to give a clear path forward. This specialist programme is designed for public sector boards to provide practical guidance and proven techniques for building a top-notch board of directors.

Some key sessions of this training review what makes a solid board, and why it is needed; what a board does and doesn’t do, including what are good practices, essential qualities of board members and how to develop them; role of board members in fundraising and governance; how to get the best out of boards; dealing with conflict and toxic situations among board members; how to turn board members from a simple governance team to a strategic tool; and much more.

The programme also touches on fundamental areas such as rules of order, bylaws, and governance; fundraising pitfalls and best practices; and audits and financial accountability. This training helps both seasoned and first-time board members to better understand their roles and responsibilities. The discussions and insights shared are backed by real-world examples from public sector and non-profits like Boy Scouts of America, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, the Smithsonian Institute, and other examples.

Irrespective of your stage in the board room this training helps you gain a solid picture of how a board of directors fits in with public sector and non-profit leadership, and how to set the board, and the organisation up for success. It helps to develop the team of board of directors and unlock the organisation’s full potential with a strong governing team. This board-level programme is designed for senior board people who have brought the organisation to a current level of success, but now need to prepare the directors to continue the legacy.

The skillset for the programme focuses on the following: develop leaders to carry forward the legacies; develop innovative skills to prepare them for the next level; dealing with corporate nuances for the smooth functioning of the organisation; and managing diversity to generate innovative strategies to achieve current and future organisational goals.

Objectives

Develop sound succession planning strategy for selecting candidates to take over crucial roles and preparing them for increased organisational responsibilities through job assignments and other developmental activities.
Ability to use strategical planning to identify and nurture internal staff members who have the potential to take on important business leadership roles in the organisation.
Enables participants to develop and practice strategic management steps, and to act as organisational managers in developing known strategic component for an organisation, including the use of strategic tools and frameworks for organisational improvement.
Better able to adopt the right system for efficient governance; esteem the rights and obligations of shareholders and stakeholders; follow good management practices in directing concepts; recognise the relevance of the audit committee, its makeup, and its duties; and displays corporate responsibility.
Develop the use of risk management aids in the identification and analysis of potential problems that might occur throughout governance process, and ability to identify potential benefits and hazards of each choice, assess the possibility of risks materialising, and make an informed decision through use of modern risk analysis templates.

Who should attend

The programme is ideal for board members of public sector organisations, including chief executive officers, chief financial officers, financial directors, including other senior management personnel such as sectional directors, and/or their deputies and assistants.

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1 Weeks

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Rate per person

$3595 USD