Board Dynamics: how an effective board should operate

1 PD hours

Description

Board dynamics is the study of how boards behave, and indeed about how they misbehave, rather than about what functions they perform. It is about how they discuss issues rather than what issues they discuss.

This webinar will explore the contemporary view that it is not just the tasks boards must do and what outcomes they must achieve that are all important, but instead consider that attention needs to place on how they function, and the behaviours that board members may display. Essentially, it purports by improving the board dynamics, you improve the quality of the decisions it ultimately makes.

Content

Why board may need to improve their collective and individual behaviours
Board Dynamics and Human Factors
The board as a Team
Common problems and tips for improving board dynamics
Consequences of failing to have a positive culture through case studies

Presenter

Jo French

Expert Trainer at the School of International Financial Services

Jo, through her company JETT Limited, specialises in developing contemporary bespoke, technical in-house CPD programmes covering a range of AML, compliance and governance issues. She has over 25 years’ experience in delivering credible training to a wide range of financial service businesses both in the Crown Dependencies and internationally, as well as institutions that include the BBA, the ACSP in the Isle of Man, Guernsey Training Agency and the Jersey International Business School where her role also extended to delivering on Buckingham University’s BSc (Hons) in International Financial Services degree as part of their faculty.

In addition, she has taught on the International Compliance Association’s full range of AML and compliance qualifications since 2005, and as a Fellow of the Governance Institute (formally ICSA) written and delivered across both level 4&5 Certificate and Diploma, as well as the qualifying scheme, (subjects include Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Boardroom Dynamics, Company Law and Company Compliance and Administration.) Jo’s ICSA students have won many international prizes, most recently in Trust and Company Administration in May 2021, and CORE in the November 2021 exams.

A committed educationalist, Jo has a First Class Law Degree (LLB) and Masters in Law (LLM) (Merit) from Queen Mary University of London specialising in financial services law. She is passionate about the delivery of accessible and innovative training courses.