Developing an Effective Partnership with Your Board |

A Unique Professional Development Opportunity For Chief Executives

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Since its inception in 2001 this very successful 3-day workshop has ensured that participating chief executives are fully conversant with the key elements in a successful management/board partnership. The workshop also provides participants with a rare opportunity to take time out to reflect on their broader leadership challenges with a stimulating and supportive peer group (Many past course participants have found the experience so beneficial they continue to meet regularly to learn from each other and to provide mutual support).

The board/chief executive relationship is of pivotal importance for organisational performance and reputation. This means that the benefits from this programme extend well beyond participating chief executives. Participants’ boards and senior executive colleagues will benefit as will other key internal and external stakeholders.

Programme Content |

The workshop provides participants with pragmatic and ‘track tested’ approaches to such challenges as:

partnering the board to provide effective strategic leadership;
crystallising and managing board-chief executive role distinctions;
supporting the board to be better at its own job;
building a trusting and mutually respectful boardroom culture;
reporting to the board;
setting (and sticking to) mutual performance expectations;
developing an effective and appropriate communication style;
obtaining constructive and timely performance feedback from the board;
handling ‘difficult’ conversations; and
forming an effective working relationship with the Chairman.

To ensure that issues of greatest practical value are at the centre of the workshop programme, chief executives confirming their place on the programme are invited to contribute to its final design.

Professional Development Outcomes |

At the completion of the workshop, participating chief executives will:
be conversant with typical boardroom characteristics and dynamics in a range of different organisational settings
be familiar with typical expectations a board has of its chief executive (and what a chief executive should expect from his/her board)
be equipped with a range of strategies for dealing with potential pressure points (and risks) in the relationship between them and their board
be able to assist their board to improve its own performance thereby helping both board and themselves to have a more satisfying engagement
have a personal action plan of practical steps to be taken to ensure a mutually respectful and satisfying working relationship with their board

Programme Structure |

This is a residential workshop conducted over three days (2 nights) balancing immersion in the critical issues covered by the workshop with the desirability of minimising time away from the office. The sharing of hard-won experience and networking with fellow chief executives is encouraged by the relaxed, ‘retreat’-style setting of the Duxton at Okawa Bay only a few minutes drive from Rotorua Airport.

The programme combines conceptual presentations and analysis of case studies with the actual experience of participants, the course facilitator and guest contributors.

Because of the very interactive nature of the programme, places at the workshop are limited to a maximum of 12 chief executives.

Programme Facilitator |

The workshop will be led by Graeme Nahkies, principal of Australasian boardroom performance consultancy, BoardWorks International. An experienced chief executive and board member himself Graeme has worked at the board/senior executive interface for over 25 years. Guest contributors will add a wealth of experience and specialist knowledge.

Programme Details |

Dates : 8-10 November 2011 (Note: the programme commences at 10 a.m. on Day 1 and concludes at 3 p.m. on Day 3)

Venue : The Amora, Okawa Bay, Rotorua

Investment: $3350 plus GST ($3852.50) reducible to $2950 plus GST ($3392.50) if paid by 7 October 2011. This covers all accommodation, meals, and course-related fees, and materials but not transport to the venue.

For further information contact Graeme Nahkies (04 479 6816 or email nahkies@boardworksinternational.com.
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