Corporate Governance – A Practical Guide to Improve Performance

Course

In City of London

£ 545 + VAT

Description

  • Type

    Workshop

  • Location

    City of london

  • Class hours

    6h

  • Duration

    1 Day

Overview on best practice governance principles

What happens at the top of your organisation matters and the decisions taken and judgements made by those around the boardroom table will be crucial to your longterm success, whether your organisation is in the private, public or not-for-profit sector. This practical and interactive course gives delegates an up-to-date overview of best practice corporate governance, primarily from the UK perspective but also looking at best practice governance principles and models around the world. Delegates will learn the business benefits and drivers of good corporate governance, as well as gaining a better understanding of the roles, responsibilities and dynamics of the boardroom.

Facilities

Location

Start date

City of London (London)
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138-142 Holborn, EC1N 2NQ

Start date

On request

About this course

Existing and prospective directors, both executives and non-executives; senior managers and those looking for a board-level appointment; company secretaries; members of senior management teams in the public sector; internal auditors; in-house lawyers; HR professionals; ethics officers; directors and managers of companies seeking a listing in the UK; and executive search consultants.

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Subjects

  • Corporate Law
  • Corporate Governance
  • Best Practice
  • Leadership
  • Governance
  • Accounting
  • Ethics
  • Performance
  • Improve Communication
  • Business

Teachers and trainers (1)

Steve  Giles

Steve Giles

Teacher

Steve qualified with Deloitte & Touche in 1983. From 1990 he specialised in special projects & forensics (including headline cases such as Polly Peck & BCCI), working on a variety of governance, risk management, fraud assignments both in the UK and abroad. Steve left Deloittes in 1997 and since then has built up a track record of success on an independent basis in helping executives, through risk-based techniques, to find solutions to a variety of unusual business problems.

Course programme

  • Corporate governance fundamentals
  • Definitions and key governance players
  • The key aspects of corporate governance in the UK, with particular reference to the UK Code of Corporate Governance
  • Directors’ duties and the current focus on accountability (e.g. Senior Managers Regime, the Bribery Act 2010)
  • Leadership (the different roles of chairman and CEO) and the responsibilities of executives and NEDs
  • Tone at the top and creating an ethical business culture
  • How to create an effective and talented board
  • Review of the responsibilities of the key board committees, in particular the role of the Audit Committee
  • The risk governance dimension
  • The key board improvement drivers

Additional information

Overview on best practic

Corporate Governance – A Practical Guide to Improve Performance

£ 545 + VAT