Making Your Board a Team

A half day course for current Board/Trustee member, Chairs of Boards and Trustees and anyone seeking a trusteeship or directorship.

Course Overview

The collegiate make-up of Boards and its emphasis on solidarity can create an awkward dynamic for questioning management and strategy. Given that Boards are groups of people with a diverse mix of skills, experience, backgrounds and comprehension of the business, members of Boards have to work together to create a healthy environment where debate is open and deliberate yet managed.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will:

• Better appreciate the need to ensure there is a balance of abilities on a board.
• Understand the importance of rotating director/trusteeships
• Be able to recognise the components of a healthy board climate.

Course Outline

• Team Building
• Character, capacity and competencies
• Chemistry and team dynamics
• Duality of leadership without the duality of role
• Group Process and Productivity
• Barriers to teamwork
• Trust, Respect and 'no surprise' philosophy

Course Format

Case studies, role playing and interactive discussion will allow up to 20 attendees to consider and analyse the various aspects to building a dynamic and forward looking team

Presenters

Dr Bev Edlin, BBS, MBA (Dist), DBA, M Inst D

Nick Dangerfield, B.Com, FCA, CMA, M Inst D

To enquire about this course contact Dr Bev Edlin or Nick Dangerfield on 04 471 0071