Fundamentals of Governance

Key ingredients for successful boards

Overview

This succinct and challenging program helps you understand the core principles of good governance. Relevant for companies of all sizes, it offers valuable insights on how to compose exceptional boards, how to serve on a board and cutting edge practices in four key areas: Corporate Governance Responsibilities, Human Resource Issues, Finance/Risk and Strategy.

Key Benefits & Takeaways

Gain exposure to key board responsibilities, roles and legal implications
Equip yourself with relevant tools to help you deal with governance issues
Improve your confidence in serving as an effective director
Understand board dynamics and avoiding pitfalls which hinder optimal performance
Recognize accounting red flags and problems
Refine decision-making skills and the process by which decisions are implemented
Learn how to apply strategy models to assure success and growth

Who Should Attend?

Excellent for those looking to be considered by board member nominating committees, those who currently serve as Directors and seek to review best practices, as well as corporate managers looking to compose a successful advisory board or board of directors.

What is the Registration Fee?

$1795 for the two-day program, including facilitation by four highly-rated faculty members, comprehensive workbook, results-oriented exercises, seminar supplies, meal service (breakfast, lunch and breaks) and a certificate of completion from the McGill Executive Institute.

Program in Detail

The seminar leaders use a dynamic mix of concept sessions, success stories and challenging but fun action learning involving break-out exercises, idea forums and case work. You will receive several useful take-away tools including innovation models and a personal action plan.

The seminar will be held at the McGill Executive Institute located at 1001 Sherbrooke Street West (between Peel and McTavish). A check-in desk on the 6th floor will be open from 8:30 a.m. and the seminar will run from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day.

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Participant comments

This seminar truly met my expectations, from the theory and tools to the active application. The instructor was excellent, providing a lot of energy and common sense examples. I also appreciated the class participation and networking.

Joanne Gale

Program leaders

Steve Fortin

Bio:

Dr. Fortin is a Professor of Accounting at McGill and is a Chartered Accountant. He specializes in financial accounting, derivatives securities, corporate finance and capital-market financial accounting. Prior to that time, he practised accounting with Samson Bélair/Deloitte & Touche. He was Quebec’s gold medal recipient (6th in Canada) for his achievement at the Uniform Final Examination of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Canada in 1992.

Alfred Jaeger

Bio:

Alfred Jaeger is a professor in the Organizational Behavior Area at the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Academic Director for McGill of the Director’s Education Program. He has taught in the BCom, MBA and PhD programs as well as at the Executive Institute. His specialties include cross-cultural management, managerial negotiations, people skills and human resources aspects of corporate governance. Prof. Jaeger has taught and worked with managers internationally in North and South America, Europe, North Africa and Asia. At McGill he has been Associate Dean and Director of the Bachelor of Commerce (1988-1994) as well as the MBA Program (1998-2004) and is currently Associate Dean (Academic) in the Centre for Continuing Education.

Don Melville

Bio:

Don Melville is Director, MBA and Masters Programs at McGill’s Desautels Faculty of Management. As an expert in strategic management and competitive advantage, he is experienced in teaching both executive and MBA level audiences. In his prior roles as Director at Secor and Senior Consultant at CapGemini, he directed a number of activities aimed at achieving strategic excellence for multinational corporations. He holds an MBA degree from McGill University.

Janis Riven

Bio:

Ms. Riven is a member of the McGill Executive Institute faculty. She is a well known speaker both in Canada and abroad at conferences on corporate governance, and has acted as a facilitator for boards and board committees of a number of different organizations seeking to improve their governance effectiveness. Ms. Riven was formerly Vice President, Compliance and Secretary at RBC Insurance and is currently President of the Quebec branch of Chartered Secretaries Canada. She is also a member of the Quebec Bar and a Fellow of the ICSA. Her other board experience includes the Financial Women’s Association of Quebec, Stratford Arts Foundation, the Advisory Council of the University Scholarship Fund, ICSA International, Treasury Management Association of Canada and Worldwide Magnesium Corporation.

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Upcoming dates and registration

27 September - 28 september 2012

9 am - 5 pm

30 April - 1 May 2013

9 am - 5 pm

Fee: $1795

(includes all meals and materials)

Certified for Bill 90 and fees can be applied to Quebec’s 1% Law (Development of Manpower Training).

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