Upcoming Courses

A practical, one-day course for anyone responsible for the management of corporate documents. Navigating the Digital Deluge: Strategic Document Retention in the GDPR & AI Era

Imagine a board meeting where every voice is heard, decisions are made efficiently, and everyone leaves feeling energised and aligned. Effective chairing isn't just about running meetings; it's about fostering leadership, driving results, and creating a culture of engagement. This course provides you with the confidence and practical tools to make that vision a reality. Effective meetings are crucial for efficient and productive business operations. This course equips Chairs and those who support them with the essential understanding of the Chair's foundational role and responsibilities. While designed primarily for Chairs, this course is equally valuable for those who support or advise Chairs, including Company Secretaries, board administrators, and governance professionals.

Develop and improve the critical skills to chair effective meetings.

Unlock your leadership potential with this practical course in people management. Designed for aspiring and newly appointed managers, this course covers the essential skills needed to lead individuals and teams effectively within a governance-focused environment. During the course you'll have access to proven strategies to manage performance, apply feedback and appraisal cycles confidently, and handle the transition from peer to leader with professionalism. Ideal for those working in structured, policy-driven contexts - this course builds the mindset, skills, and confidence to manage people with impact, integrity, and clarity.

Subsidiary Governance Essentials: Laying the Foundations for Effective Oversight

An essential insight into the principles and practices of charity governance.

This course offers a high-level understanding of task and time management, focusing on managing conflicting deadlines and the tools needed to effectively meet delivery deadlines. Participants will learn about the soft skills required to navigate these challenges and enhance their ability to manage time and tasks efficiently.

Board performance reviews, also known as board effectiveness reviews or evaluations, are a critical tool for organisations to continuously improve governance and board-level decision making. If performed well, they enable boards and individual directors to improve the quality and effectiveness of their discussions and decisions. This training course supports those with board review experience who are either looking to develop their skills as an internal board reviewer or develop an external review offering as a consultant. It will use practical examples and peer-to-peer learning to help delegates think through the whole board review process from initial engagement to implementing outcomes and offer ideas for maximising the value of board reviews to everyone who participates in them.

This course provides an overview of AI and Generative AI for governance professionals. How does AI within the enterprise compare to the consumer AI applications that are available on personal devices? This will build confidence in your understanding of AI and ability to discuss with colleagues.

This masterclass explores the current "noise" around AI and how to sift through emotion and opinion and arrive at a foundational approach to AI for the whole board. It explores how to work with board members around the framing of AI, have AI on the agenda and develop a robust approach to AI reporting across the business.

Learn how to perform your role effectively and add value as a Non-Executive Director.

What are the pitfalls of deploying AI when it comes to privacy, security, IP and discoverability? This masterclass allows company secretaries and Board members to do a deep dive into AI, when looking at ways to use AI to innovate within the secretariat.