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Joining a Board: Due Diligence for the Company and the Director
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Get the reporting right. Add value to board information. Maximise board meeting effectiveness.
Successful board meetings begin with the right information, but getting board papers right means taking into account a number of key contributing factors including the unique aspects of your organisation and the composition of your board.
Improve the quality of your board papers, including outlining a clear purpose, in this dedicated workshop.
This workshop is designed specifically for Chairs, Non-executive directors and executive directors.
Join Dr Margaret Cullen as she outlines how directors and boards can improve the quality of discussions and decisions with effective board reporting. Margaret will also explore the pitfalls that can compromise board effectiveness and challenges attendees to critically reflect on the quality of board papers and how they can be improved.
The workshop will also provide an overview of corporate governance, including roles and responsibilities and what good governance looks like.
Margaret will cover the following key areas:
- Understanding board and company objectives
- Board versus management responsibilities
- Board information objectives
- What board effectiveness looks like.
What people are saying about this workshop
“Excellent workshop facilitator (Dr Margaret Cullen) with rich experience who listened and responded to the participants needs from the session.”
Workshop Attendee
“Delighted to have attended the Getting Board Information Right workshop. Gained insight into various board structures and how no one style fits all. Importance of being open to review the information shared so it maximises the effectiveness of the board meeting so the Executive Management team share the critical issues and risks, seek ownership of these with the board and gain approval for the roadmap ahead. Plenty to think about!!!”
Matthew Kerrigan, Chief Operating Officer, R&H Hall
“Getting Board information right is critical for all stakeholders and for setting the Board up for success. In my experience not enough thought or time goes into this important area and prompted me to attend. Dr Margaret Cullen provided participants with excellent practical and relevant ways to improve the Boards performance and how to get the information right. Well worth attending.”
Paul Candon, United Hardware
“Excellent Workshop. Invaluable insights shared by Dr Margaret Cullen. Highly recommend to all board directors.”
Workshop Attendee
“An excellent workshop for current or new INED's in understanding the importance of information reported to the Board by the Executive, and the role of the INED in assessing and challenging that information in performing their duties to the company, whatever its strategy may be. Access to Dr Margaret Cullen's deep expertise in this area is invaluable to any current or aspiring INED.”
Siobhan Gormley, Independent Non-executive Director
"As a Non-Executive Director on a number of State Boards I am regularly seeking ways to improve the quality of information provided to the Board by the Executive. This is vital to enabling the Board perform effectively. The IOD workshop delivered by Dr Margaret Cullen was excellent and provided me with very good information and reference points. I would highly recommend this workshop."
Sean Quigley, Non-Executive Director
Dr. Margaret Cullen Governance Advisor, IoD Ireland
Dr Margaret Cullen holds a PhD in governance from University College Dublin (UCD). She is a specialist in the areas of corporate, bank and investment fund governance. Margaret is a governance adviser to the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Ireland, an experienced Board Assessor with IoD’s Board Evaluation Service and and member of IoD’s faculty for the delivery of customized governance education and workshops. Margaret also holds the roles of Programme Director of UCD Diploma in Corporate Governance and Academic Director for the Institute of Banking’s (IoB) Certified Bank Director Programme. She is a fellow of the IoB.
Is this eligible for CPD?
Dimension covered: Governance Framework
Eligible hours: 2.5 hours of Chartered Director CPD
This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body.
Workshop participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion of the session.
What is the cost?
IoD members - €340
Non-members - €370
Cancellation and refund policy
Places are confirmed upon full payment. Cancellations with a full refund are accepted in writing to cpd@iodireland.ie until Friday, 25th April 2025. After this date, no refunds are possible, and all fees are forfeited for cancellations or non-attendance.
Group bookings
Contact the IoD Ireland Learning and Education team on cpd@iodireland.ie or phone +353 1 411 0010.
Want to connect with fellow workshop participants?
All workshop attendees will receive a list of all other workshop participants in advance of the session. This will include name, job title and organisation. If you have any queries around this please contact the Learning and Education Team.
For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list.
Questions?
Reach out to Gillian, our Learning and Education Manager, if you would like more information about our upcoming workshops by emailing cpd@iodireland.ie or calling +353 1 411 0010.
Workshop material is prepared by IoD trainers and produced by the IoD wholly and exclusively for use by workshop participants. Workshop materials may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without permission in writing from IoD Ireland.
