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The purpose and types of board and committee meetings
- The purpose of a board meeting
- The context that sets the need for the meeting
- The types of meeting (routine, extraordinary, virtual, paper only)
- Corporate calendar: a year in the life of a board
- The structures behind different meetings
Delivering effective board and committee meetings
- Notice and frequency of meetings, depending on context and constitution
- Creating a board work plan
- Composing an effective board meeting agenda
- Quoracy and its importance
- Working effectively with the chair
- Common mistakes and spotting red flags
Managing board papers
- What does a good board paper look like?
- Calling for papers
- Advising on and collating board papers
- Board paper distribution
Enabling effective board and committee meetings
- Ergonomics of meetings and the use of technology
- The role of the chair and supporting the chair
- Behaviours in the boardroom
