23 February 2017

• 9.45AM - 10.00AM
  Registration and coffee
  Registration and coffee
• 10.00AM - 10.15AM
  Introductions
  An opportunity to meet your peers
• 10.15AM - 1.00PM
  Committee roles, planning of agendas and relationships between the CEO and staff
  Brief reminder of the fundamentals of governance and the role of trustees, chair and chief executive (CEO)
  
  Role of committee chair:

  • Characteristics of a good chair
  • Dos and don’ts
  • Requirements of the role

  The Committee

  • Fundamentals of committee effectiveness
  • Common reasons why committees don’t function effectively

  Planning of agendas and preparing for committee meetings

  • Planning the work of the committee
  • Committee papers
  • What needs to be done before and after each meeting
  • Minutes of committee meetings

  Meetings by telephone conference calls

  • What needs to be done differently when you are chairing

  Relationship with CEO and staff

  • Getting the right balance between support and challenge
• 1.00PM - 2.00PM
  Lunch
  Lunch
• 2.00PM - 4.00PM
  Case study, relationships and getting behaviours right in committee meetings
  Case study- delegates work in groups to find solutions
  
  Relationship with the board of trustees

  • Clarity of delegation from the board
  • Reporting back to the board (after each meeting and annually)
  • Reflecting on the committee’s effectiveness and ensuring the committee adds value to the governance process

  Getting behaviours right in committee meetings

  • Meeting etiquette for committee meetings

Farrer & Co
20-23 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3AA