This session presented by Dr. Stanislav Shekshnia of INSEAD, will explore some key challenges chairs of boards or board committees face. Drawing upon INSEAD research findings on the workings of board chairs in different countries, the session will discuss the specific strategies to address the challenges:

The session will look at the 3Es (engage, enable and encourage) leadership as a behaviour strategy to create a dynamic frame which ensures high performance of groups of senior professionals such as boards of directors, board committees, temporary executive teams and task forces. It will also address cultural differences at board level as well as cover specifics of effective board chairs in the Singapore context.

COURSE OBJECTIVES
Provide an overview of the role of the chair of the board and board committees in different governance structures and cultures:

1. Highlight the specific challenges faced by board chairs and other leaders of professional groups.
2. Discuss behavioral strategies to deal effectively with those challenges and apply them to specific situations faced by participants.
3. Identify factors that make chairs effective in today’s contemporary business world and in Singapore specifically.

COURSE OUTLINE
1. Context for the chair’s work: macro and micro-environment, ownership structures, types of business and board composition.
2. Chair’s roles and functions in different contexts.
3. Key challenges of leading professional groups.
4. Practices of board chairs through engaging, enabling and encouraging (the 3Es leadership).
5. Specific practices of effective chairs in Singapore and across cultures.

CPD Hours : 4

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