Governance Training Workshops & Mentoring
At BoardClarity we regularly conduct board governance training workshops in New Zealand and soon Australia to help boards and trusts become more effective.
- – Most workshops are held in-house so emphasis can be put on your board’s particular needs and you have the privacy you need to discuss sensitive board business.
- – Our preference is to train the entire board because this achieves the best results. However we realise this is not always possible so are flexible about this requirement.
- – There are generally 10-15 participants per workshop to maximise interaction between participants and with the facilitator.
- – Each in-house workshop is followed by a few hours of free coaching to ensure the new learning is put into practice.
- – Workshop location and duration are negotiable
We also hold two public Governance Essentials board training workshops per year in Wellington and Christchurch to train individual board members, aspiring board members, board funders and board advisors.
Is your board clear about its role? Do you want to ensure you are working at a strategic level and letting the general manager manage? This introductory workshop will give you new knowledge and ideas about how to improve the performance of your board using an approach known as Policy Governance®. Recognised as international best practice and referenced by key NZ Government funding agencies, Policy Governance will provide you with a system to radically improve your board’s performance. This workshop will provide you with a clear understanding of how this approach can add to your board and enough information to work as a board to start putting it into practice straight away.
You’ll learn:
- – The principles of Policy Governance®
- – How to achieve clarity of purpose
- – Ways to clarify the governance role through understanding who the board is accountable to
- – How to manage risk while empowering the CEO
- – How to be more effective as a board through implementing clear practices
- – Steps to take in adopting this approach
Title: Governance Essentials
Length: Full day
Next public workshop dates: By arrangement
Cost for public workshop: $450 pp.
Number of participants: 10-15
Prerequisites: None
Course materials: Pre-course reading and templates provided
Location: Full board workshops by arrangement. Public workshops hosted by Grant Thornton
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Governance Essentials in Practice
Does your board understand the principles of Policy Governance but need help developing and implementing policy? During this workshop your board will develop a full set of board policies that provides a complete framework for board decision making so you can start leading the organization more effectively.
You will develop four key policy areas:
- – Governance (how the board manages itself)
- – Board-General Management linkage
- – Executive limitations (the General Manager’s operating boundaries)
- – Ends (organisational results).
Title: Governance Essentials in Practice
Length: Full day
Number of participants: 10-15
Prerequisites: Governance Essentials or similar training
Course materials: Pre-course reading and policy templates provided
Location: By arrangement
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Governance Essentials for Funders
Does your agency need to maintain productive and positive relationships with boards? This workshop will improve your ability to work with boards constructively, assess and recognise good governance and explain what to do if it is absent. You’ll develop tailored guidelines that can be used as part of your agency assessment and capacity building ‘toolkit’.
Title: Governance Essentials for Funders
Length: Half day
Number of participants: 10-15
Prerequisites: None
Course materials: Pre-reading and templates provided
Location: By arrangement
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Not Quite What You Are After?
BoardClarity can develop a workshop to suit your board’s requirements, for example, community engagement, conflict resolution, and Board/GM relationships.