Shaping high-performing boards: onboarding and succession insights

Transform your board’s impact with actionable insights on effective onboarding, training, and succession planning

Effective governance is the bedrock of a thriving association. Association executives are entrusted with the crucial responsibility of ensuring their boards are not only well-informed but also strategically aligned with the organisation’s objectives. From onboarding new board members to plan for their succession, supporting the Board of Directors is a critical process that shapes board dynamics and drives organisational success.

This seminar provides you with actionable insights to build continuity and clarity alongside your board. Sherma Malan, Executive Director at the Institute of Directors in South Africa, will impart her extensive knowledge and experience on the onboarding and training of board members, as well as strategies for managing board member succession. She will offer practical approaches to training, evaluating, and mentoring your board members, all while cultivating a culture of diversity, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

Key topics addressed during the seminar:

  • Onboarding a new board member
  • Managing inexperienced board members
  • The importance of training board members through skills matrices and board performance evaluations
  • Succession planning: identifying skills and expertise gaps, promoting diversity and inclusion, and optimising board composition

Agenda 

12:00 - Introduction
12:05 - Presentation
12:35 - Questions & Answers
12:55 - Close

Speaker

Sherma Malan

Sherma Malan

Executive Director, Certification and Member Services, Institute of Directors in South Africa

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