Purpose and Goals of Executive Seminar
This executive seminar is designed to provide a comprehensive development program for women in senior leadership roles who strive to become qualified and successful candidates for positions on boards of directors.
This seminar will explain to participants:
- The inner workings and corporate governance of boards
- The structure and operations of boards
- Personal director liabilities
- Accountability and ethics issues facing board members
- The value women directors add to corporate boards of directors
This seminar also will explore the roles and responsibilities of boards of directors, including:
- Financial oversight
- Corporate strategies
- CEO selection
- Understanding constituencies
- Ethical standards
Other components of the seminar will review the structure and operations of effective boards, including:
- Committee structures and responsibilities
- The board's agenda and responsibilities
- Workload, meetings and board compensation
- Risk management
- Governance trends and current issues
Finally, seminar participants will explore the characteristics that distinguish successful board candidates and how those characteristics play a role in the selection process, including:
- Personal qualities needed to make it onto the search committee's "radar screen"
- Conflicts of interest and personal risk
- Credibility
- Maximizing your contribution
- Interviewing techniques
- Asking the right questions