Margot Foster AM OLY has brought together her years of experience on a huge variety of boards to create her signature program The Boardroom School.
it's for you and every director whether experienced, new, or aspiring. From NFP to corporate boards. For senior execs and career changers.
About Margot Foster
"Margot has phenomenal experience and knowledge about boards - wow! But she creates the environment where we all all share and help each other. She is open to listening and doesn't appear to know it all (I actually think she does!).
" I loved the size of the group and the effort that was made for us to get to know each other and share our stories, experiences and questions.
With tricky content, Margot did so much prep to ensure the info was relevant, interesting and a summary of what's important."
Martine Harkin Feb 2023
This is what you'll gain from The Boardroom School
- know what being a director is about, because it’s like nothing else
- identify your own value in the role and add value to the organisation’s leadership and strategic goals
- know the tools, and how to use them, to make a difference
- gain (a lot of) confidence through practical governance information, insights and knowhow
- understand director duties and responsibilities and the role of board committees
- learn the distinctions between board and management and how they work together
- be well regarded by your fellow directors and by senior management
- establish your reputation as an informed and valuable member of the board team
- 8 sessions beginning Tuesday 28 February at 5.30pm AEST Melbourne time
- All 8 sessions are online, at 5.30 for 90 mins, so join from anywhere
- Practical tips, solutions and insights – the secret ingredients to successful directorships – are the bread and butter of the program
- Plenty of conversation where no question or answer is wrong
- No homework (other than a couple of quick exercises) unlike other courses
- Curated articles from experts and opinion-makers from around the world – read at your option and not as a precondition to participation unlike other courses
- You’ll receive the slides and Zoom recordings for your records and use
- Limited numbers – so don’t miss out
- Queries welcomed on any topic at any time
The modules
No 1: 25 question quiz (on some not-so-obvious boardroom topics) and to get to know each other over virtual welcome drinks
No 2: The Board and its People: who's on the board and why, numbers, skills, role of chairman
No 3: Director duties & responsibilities: what the law says and what you need to know to make the right decisions
No 4: Conflicts of interest: what they are, who's responsible and how to manage them
No 5: Meetings: having your say, papers, agenda, motions, groupthink
No 6: CEO & Board: who's the boss of who; role of each, delegations and who does what
No 7: Structure, constitutions & compliance: operating frameworks, role of board documents, what compliance requires
No 8: Risk, ESG & dispute resolution: essentials of each for managing increasing risk, and a drawing of threads to close
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