Unlocking Excellent Leadership

Governance Fundamentals

Understand the core principles and frameworks of effective governance.

• Understand what governance is, its and how it integral to the sustainability of non-profit organisations .

• Identify the fundamental principles and the role of leadership.

• Describe basic structures and the relationships between key actors.

• Understand the relationship between the governance framework, shareholders, stakeholders, the board and the executive.

Duties & Responsibilities

With this course participants will gain an understanding of the board’s role and feel empowered to act in your organisation’s best interests.

• Look at the legal duties and key responsibilities of a director to fully understand what’s involved in making a real impact.

• Explore key aspects of board governance, including nomination processes, onboarding considerations, compensation concerns, best practices, evaluation and succession planning.

• identify the differences between direction, management and ownership

Governance Frameworks

Learn why the governance structure of every organisation is unique and why that matters.

• Understand how to structure the governance of your organisation which includes successfully integrating committees and the executive team.

• Identify and start using the right frameworks for successful good governance.

• Board diversity

• The contribution of sub-committees and non-executive directors

Financial Oversight

Become competent in interpreting financial statements, and in asking the right questions so that your critique of the financial statements is thorough.

• evaluate your role and responsibilities in relation to finance

• understand the relationship between financial and corporate strategies

• outline ways of ensuring management reporting is effective and enables delivery of the organisation’s strategy

• understand the key factors around funding requirements and funding options

Risk Management

Learn the fundamentals of risk and the role of the board in mitigating potential risk.

• Determine what is an appropriate risk appetite for the board and what is an appropriate risk response for the board to have.

• Gain a firm understanding of crisis and reputation management, risk culture, cyber, AI and how to manage ESG risks.

• Be able to provide proper oversight of risk by knowing how to identify emerging trends.

Strategic Leadership

Understand how to use comprehensive tools for strategy development and implementation, including incorporating ESG strategy.

• Explore the different stages of developing an effective strategy.

• Learn how to implement a strategy that is realistic and achievable.

• Be confident in challenging the strategy where it’s needed.

• identify the components and explain the process of planning and implementing an effective strategy

The Non-Executive Director (Optional)

Understand the purpose of a Non-Executive Director, manage their role and engagement.

• identify the attributes of an effective non-executive director

• understand the legal and practical responsibilities of the role

• define how a non-executive director can help create an effective board

• prepare a robust application for a non-executive director position

Chairmanship (Optional)

Gain a practical understanding of how to lead your team through strategy implementation, assess different leadership and decision-making techniques, and handle resistance to change.

• create a culture that focuses on the organisation’s strategic objectives

• develop effective behaviours for delivering strategic change – as a leader and as a member of the executive team

• assess key director relationships and learn to make best use of both executive and non-executive directors

• plan and run effective board meetings

Performance Evaluation (Optional)

Discover why good practices are needed around the ongoing evaluation of the board’s performance, individual directors, and the overall organisation.

• Learn how to initiate and implement an evaluation of the board internally and how to set up an external evaluation.

• Identify tools, to carry out evaluations of the board, individual directors and the Organisation.

• Develop a plan to routinely measure, monitor and learn.

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We offer add-on modules to further refine your skills in:

• Effective Teams

• Strategy and Culture

• Defining Governance Structures

• Stakeholder Engagement