How to run and manage board committees

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How to run and manage board committees

There are some things that boards find easy to do. One is to involve themselves in business operations, much to the frustration of many CEOs. The other is to create committees to which to delegate all manner of work and tasks. But are all committees created equal? Are they all necessary and fit for purpose? This webinar will consider how to construct and enable committees to do the work and provide support to the board as designed and required.

This webinar will look at the role of committees in the good governance of boards and organisations and how a board decides what committees it needs to have and for what purpose. The session will cover matters including;

Committee structure,
Internal governance
Membership
Drafting of charters or terms of reference.

In addition, the importance of to whom and how committees report their recommendations will be noted, as will the work necessary to support committees and enable them to function as intended and expected. Finally, the question will be whether or not a committee is actually required or would a working group suffice instead?

Director - The Boardroom School

Margot Foster AM OLY

Margot Foster AM OLY has experience on a wide range of boards, principally not for profit, bringing her knowledge and insights to governance education with a highly practical focus. She is a board governance specialist through her consultancy Boardroom Excellence featuring her signature program The Boardroom School.

Margot is Vice President Motorsport Australia, Chair of Sports Environment Alliance, chair of two nomination committees and chairs committees for both World Athletics and World Sailing. She is a mediator and a happy ex lawyer. At the Olympic Games 1984 and Commonwealth Games 1986 Margot won bronze and gold medals, respectively, in rowing. In 2015 she was became a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to sports governance, women’s sport and as an elite athlete.

Managing Director - Conscious Governance

Steven Bowman FAICD

Steven Bowman is Managing Director of Conscious Governance and brings a great depth of experience facilitating Board reviews and strategic planning processes.

Steven has held numerous senior executive, CEO and Board positions in USA and Australia, as well as authoring and co-authoring over 14 books on governance, strategy, risk and executive leadership

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CEO - Align Group

Lynda Carroll

Lynda has over 20 years of governance experience combined with over 30 years of working with boards, CEOs and senior managers aligning strategy, governance, culture, and performance. Her experience spans the wider state sector and nonprofit sector boards. Lynda is Chair of Wellington Water Limited and Deputy Chair of the NZ String Quartet. Lynda is also CEO of Align Group Limited, and an accredited Foresight Practitioner through the Institute for the Future, California, USA .

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This webinar will help you;

Make informed decisions about the committees your organisation needs
Consider the purpose and roles of those committees
formulate the appropriate terms of reference for your committees
determine who should be members of your committees and why
prescribe the manner in which those committees report to the board

This webinar will be of particular interest to directors who are looking to manage the governance workload efficiently whilst ensuring committees are accountable and productive, adding to the overall performance of both the board and organisation as a whole

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