Deepening Ethical Decision-Making at the Board Table
Description: How does one deepen integrity and strengthen governance within Board decision-making? What strategic thinking processes and preparation practices support ethical decision-making at board meetings? How can individual directors participate most effectively, and what attributes matter most in board recruitment?
This two-hour webinar is divided into two segments. The first deals with actions that can be taken in advance of board meetings to ensure that directors are well prepared to make decisions that take ethical values and principles into account. The second focuses on processes and approaches that aid ethical decision-making during board meetings.
In each segment, Jane Garthson will present practical ideas gleaned from over twenty years of consulting to board and holding board, officer and senior staff positions. She will take questions from attendees, and invite them to share their own ideas. Her information will address the role of those who support decision-making as well as that of the decision-makers, individually and as a group. The information will also help organizations consider group decision-making competencies when recruiting and orienting directors. In both segments, the focus will be the most useful questions for decision-makers to ask of themselves and of the group, to make the wisest choices and also to fulfill their duty of care.
Outcome: Deepening Decision-Making at the Board Table is intended to provide attendees with practical, effective ideas to support ethical decision-making that they can act on themselves as well as share with their boards. Attendees will be able to incorporate ideas quickly into advance board packages, board communications, agendas and meeting processes, as well as consider implications for future recruitment and training.
Who this course is for: Chairs, Board members, corporate secretaries, governance advisors, senior staff.
Location(s): On-line, international
Benefits for your participation
- Directors feel more comfortable making and explaining the tough decisions needed at the top
- Senior staff are more likely to get the decisions they need to move forward on organizational priorities
- Stakeholders are more likely to perceive decisions as ethical, fair and high quality
- Attendees have insights into governance skills for good decision-making.
Pricing: $199 per registrant; $149 per person if three or more from one organization. Registration fee includes pre-read material, opportunity to submit questions in advance and during the webinar, access to PowerPoint slides afterwards and access to the recording to review any time you wish for the next 30 days.
Instructors:
Jane Garthson is President of the Garthson Leadership Centre, dedicated to creating better futures for our communities and organizations through values-based leadership. Jane has been an EthicScan Canada associate on various projects over fifteen years,
