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The McMaster Collaboratorium

Cross-discipline initiative from The Directors College, Executive EMBA in Digital Tranformation, Health Leadership Academy and Executive Education

This new virtual series from the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University is for board directors, executives and emerging leaders and examines how governance and leadership best practices are evolving in the areas of business and healthcare.

Join expert academic and business panelists as they explore topics in real-time and provide practical insights (and bonus follow-up materials) to help organizations work through the challenges they are facing right now.

New topics and panelists are will be added based on feedback so check the McMaster Collaboraorium website for updates.

You may select the Governance stream or individual events across streams. Current students and alumni from the C.Dir. program have the opportunity to join a limited space interactive post-session dialogues with panelists. All sessions will be recorded and available as we move through the series.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Credits: Qualifies for 1 CPD hours

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Culture, COVID and the Board

Governance Solutions

Navigating the Greatest Cultural Transformation Opportunity and Threat of Our Lifetime

If you're not leading your culture, your culture is leading you. There are a lot of things happening around us in our culture that will impact your boardroom - not to mention your homes, families, workplaces, corporations, cities, nations, and your world. You can either lead through that proactively, or you can let the culture overcome you.

Every Wednesday for 8 weeks beginning Wednesday, June 17

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Credits: Qualifies for 8 CPD hours

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The Directors College – Information Session

The Directors College

Given the rate of change in an ever-shrinking world, organizations will need to ensure their board members have the training and practical experience required to govern effectively.

Poor board compositions, cultures and tactics have caused irreparable damage to the reputations and financial values of large companies over the past few years, but having the right mix of forward thinking, values-driven, and change-enabling leaders can mitigate risk.

Learn more about The Directors College and the McMaster University accredited Chartered Director (C.Dir.) Program from Principal, Dr. Michael Hartmann.

Hear about the key principles of director education and its ability to add value and enhance board effectiveness.

Gain insights into the unique features of our programs, including how we deliver content that meets the evolving needs of directors.

Learn about our holistic approach and the diverse faculty and participants that make our sessions engaging and dynamic.

Engage in discussion and get answers to your governance education questions.

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A Guide for New CEOs: Getting Off on the Right Foot with Your Board

Governance Professionals of Canada

The first year after a new CEO’s appointment is an opportunity to start the CEO/Board relationship off on the right foot, avoiding pitfalls and setting a tone for a constructive board/ management relationship that can yield significant benefits for years to come. The corporate secretary is in a unique position to guide a new CEO on this important transition, and this Webinar will help you gain constructive insights and helpful advice to enable and support this process.

Speaker, Beverly Behan, President, Board Advisory, LLC, will lead the 2 hour Webinar, focusing on key subjects including: one-on-one meetings with directors, board engagement in strategy, the role of the governance professional in supporting the new CEO as well as using the board evaluation as a constructive tool.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Credits: Qualifies for 2 CPD hours