The Canadian Institute's 8th Annual Crown Corporate Governance

8th Crown Corporate Governance

Tuesday, January 24 to Wednesday, January 25, 2012
SHERATON OTTAWA HOTEL, Ottawa, Ontario

Pre-Forum Workshop
Monday, January 23, 2012 | 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
(Registration starts at 1:30pm)

 

Creating a High Performance Board

David Brown
Editor in Chief
The National Law Journal

The key to an effective crown corporation begins with a high performance board. To maximize your performance join David Brown as he takes you through an interactive and highly practical session that will foster a clear understanding of the structure, culture and behavior of your board and provide an essential foundation for your 2 day session ahead.

  • What does a high performance board look like?
  • The three pillars of a high performance board: structure, culture and behaviour
  • Understanding your board’s culture and how it can enable or impede your journey to a high performance board
  • Building a high performance board through appointing high performance board members
  • Onboarding/Orienting of new board members
  • Creating mentor programs
  • Building trust amongst members
  • The meeting cycle: a high performance Board’s Charter, rolling work plan, agendas, and committees
  • Ensuring an effective board meeting: preparation pre-meeting, format of materials, information level, fl ow and distribution
  • Developing best practices for holding and recording meetings
  • Writing of board meeting minutes