Corporate Governance Best Practices  (New Course!)
   The Board of Directors Best Practices 

Course Audience

• This corporate governance training course is designed for private sector board members and public sector commission boards responsible for the oversight of the C-level executives in managing their organizations

• Note: This course is designed as an advanced training for government and corporate professionals; we do not accept students seeking initial employment, postsecondary education, or initial licensing programs.

Course Objectives 

• Provide 360-degree view of the governance and oversight function of the board of directors and public sector commission members.
• Review corporate governance frameworks, best practices, decision-making models, and analysis tools to balance between freedom (performance of management) and control (risk management)
• Share government strategy example and insights from the world's most successful boards
• Learn from examples of board failures and how to avoid strategic pitfalls

 Course Topics

• Overview of corporate governance
• Corporate governance functions
• Corporate governance pillars (principles)
• An effective corporate governance organization chart
• Agency, role and duties of the board of directors
• Why companies and leadership fail? (governance pitfalls)
• Enron Fraud, Failure and Sarbanes Oxley Compliance
• Core governance policy components
• Strategy and policy mapping
• The politics of policy-making
• Why corporate policies fail?
• ESG (Environmental, Societal and Governance) Initiatives
• Key success factors (governance best practices)
• Project (optional): Draft a governance policy and compliance statements

Training Model

• Experiential action learning

• 25%-50% seminar and 50-75% experiential project work

• The development of executive management skills is based on KASAC executive education and management training model

Courseware Content (Customized)

The Corporate Governance courseware includes the following:

1. Participant's training guide

2. Subject matter handbook and lecture notes

3. Executive summary of the subject matter:

   • Summary of essential concepts and leadership best practices

   • Examples and case studies

4. The board of directors toolkit (management frameworks, decision-models, and checklists)

5. Experiential work-based assessment project

Performance Evaluation (Optional)

• Performance can be evaluated on the basis of individual or team project deliverables

• There are no Q&A exams or tests. Candidates can choose to complete customized experiential work-based projects such as developing a relevant analysis document, management strategy, action plan, or a senior management presentation

• The course advisor will review the deliverables and provide improvement feedback. The evaluation is a form of management consulting and experiential coaching for performance improvement

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