The Boardroom Boot Camp (Upcoming Live Program)
Date: August 14th to August 18th (5 days)
Location: Online
Time: Noon - 1:30pm (ET), daily
All 5-session: CAD$ 895.95
Individual session price: CAD$ 229.95
The Boardroom Boot Camp is designed for those who seek grounding in the foundations of corporate governance and the roles of the board and the management team in governance.
Join the Boardroom Boot Camp and be ready to land on the right foot for the fall meeting season!
Join us for all 5 days, or select the individual sessions that are most relevant to your needs.
A new topic every day! Welcome to our Boot Camp!
Monday, August 14th: Corporate Governance Principles & Benefits
This session is designed to bring a principles-based governance context and clarity to the roles, duties, responsibilities, and relationships of the board, Chair, management, board committees, and the principal(s)-owner(s).
Covers:
- Definition and benefits of corporate governance
- Underlies governance models
- Core roles and secondary roles of the board
- The 5 types of boards
Tuesday, August 15th: Role of the Board in Leadership & Stewardship
This day focuses on the leadership and stewardship aspects of governance – the directional side of the system. These aspects of governance help its leaders to answer the questions: “Where are we headed?", "What obstacles and opportunities might we face along the way?", "Who will do what?", "What are the boundaries and guidelines?", and “How will we resource our efforts?”.
Covers:
- Strategic Planning
- Risk Governance
- Board Renewal
- CEO/Executive Director succession
- Budget
Wednesday, August 16th: Rules of Order - Your Top 10 Questions get Answered
Rules of order can be daunting for many. They are sometimes complex and confusing to apply in the middle of a contentious or challenging boardroom or annual general meeting decision. There are some very common questions we are asked about rules of order that have easy answers. In this session you will learn to master motions as we answer the top 10 most asked questions.
Covers:
- Rules of order and their importance
- Most common rules of order used in the boardroom
- Top 10 questions most asked about motions and rules of order – and answers!
Thursday, August 17th: Role of the Board in Monitoring & Reporting
This session focuses on the monitoring and reporting aspects of governance – the control side of the system. These aspects help the organization’s leaders to answer the questions: Where are we going compared to where we said we would be? How do we measure up and how well have we mitigated our risks and acted on our opportunities? How well did the Board and CEO/Executive Director perform? How well are our policies working? and How are we doing compared to the budget?
Covers:
- The Board’s role in performance oversight
- Scorecards and dashboards
- What must go up, and what must stay the same?
- How to show results visually
- Lagging and leading indicators
- Reports
- Evaluation: CEO/Executive Director, Board, Chair(s), Committees, and individual Board members and The Governance Index
Friday, August 18th: Role of the Board in Communication & Innovation
Boards tend to cross the line between governance and operations when it comes to the “fun” parts of the operations, such as connecting with stakeholders or coming up with new ideas for how to operate the business. Few organizations draw a clear line here! This session is designed to focus on the communication and innovation elements of governance – “where does the role of the board start and where does it stop?”
Covers:
- Innovation at the board level
- Accountability and reporting to stakeholders
- Transparency, clarity, and accountability
- Disclosure Dilemma
- The public: connecting with our communities, acting in the public interest, community needs, and ESG
- Governance and Communications Protocols
Register for all 5 sessions:
Go to the header of this page, add 1 item to the cart, and follow the purchase steps (note: in this case, 1 item means all 5 days/sessions), or select the individual sessions that are most relevant to your needs (below).
Sign up for Monday | Corporate Governance Principles & Benefits - Click here
Sign up for Tuesday | The Role of the Board in Leadership & Stewardship - Click here
Sign up for Wednesday | Rules of Order - Your Top 10 Questions get Answered - Click here
Sign up for Thursday | The Role of the Board in Monitoring & Reporting - Click here
Sign up for Friday | The Role of the Board in Communication & Innovation - Click here
Governance is a group effort!
These training sessions were designed for both, Board Members and C-Suite Executives.
When teams learn together, they operate on the same governance page, and the organization soon feels positive results!
Be prepared to:
- Discuss and refresh themselves on the foundational elements of board governance that all board members and executives need to know
- Gain clarity on how and where to draw the line between the board and management teams
- Understand the role of the board in leadership, stewardship, monitoring, reporting, communications, and innovation
- Get answers to the top questions about motions and rules of order
- Access to tools and research such as the Bright Line Matrix, the 5 Types of Board Assessment Tool, a Roberts Rules of Order Cheat Sheet, a Guide to Measuring Success, and more!
Worried you’ll miss a session?
Replay videos, as well as supplemental handouts and presentations, are available via your materials page for a minimum of one year!
Looking to participate with peers?
Group discount available for 5 or more students from the same organization.
Contact Rafael Mazotine – mazotine@governancesolutions.ca – and ask for a code or invoice.
Career Investment!
The Professional Director Institute® is able to issue students a Tuition and Enrolment Certificate and Summary form for tax purposes.