Corporate Governance and Business Management

Corporate Governance and Business Management

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This Corporate Governance training course helps delegates plan, formulate, and implement modern international corporate governance principles. The topics covered by this programme are blended with case studies drawn from recent international precedents. Workshop projects that simulate real-life experiences will help reinforce key principles of corporate governance.

This course presents the new role of board committees and directors' responsibilities and powers. It continues with best practice in the implementation of governance in day-to-day activities. Costs and benefits of best practice governance are put into perspective to open the discussion about stakeholder relationship management. The course will also discuss the challenges of implementing best practice corporate governance in emerging markets, including the specific requirements of banks and financial institutions. The topics this course covers are blended with case studies drawn from recent international precedents. Course projects that simulate real-life experiences will help to reinforce key principles of corporate governance.

Objectives

  • Understand corporate governance principles and concepts
  • Gain knowledge of the regulatory environment
  • Analyse the roles of boards of directors and executives
  • Examine shareholder and stakeholder roles:
  • Understand their rights, responsibilities, and engagement mechanisms.
  • Assess governance practices and mechanisms:
  • Evaluate board composition, executive compensation, risk management, and ethics.
  • Explore the link between corporate governance and CSR:
  • Discuss ethical and socially responsible practices.
  • Develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Enhance communication and presentation skills.
  • Foster teamwork and collaboration

Day 1: Foundations and Frameworks of Corporate Governance

  • Introduction, codes of practice, implementation, costs and benefits
  • Some basic principles: the level playing field
  • Corporate governance – the business case
  • Good corporate governance and emerging markets
  • Industry specifics: banks, government companies
  • Legal and regulatory frameworks for governance
  • Ethics, corporate social responsibility
  • Ethics and culture: the Board's responsibility

Day 2: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and Governance Integration

  • The pressure for corporate behaviour change
  • The Legal Background of CSR
  • Company directors' obligations and CSR
  • Voluntary measures
  • Is CSR "Just Public Relations"?
  • CSR and corporate governance links

Day 3: Board Structure, Responsibilities, and Effective Leadership

  • Boards, directors and board committees
  • The Board – key principles and practicalities
  • The Board’s composition and processes
  • Duties of a Director
  • Promoting the success of the company
  • Role of the chairman
  • Executive and Non-executive directors
  • Making a difference using non-executive directors

Day 4: Governance Challenges, Risks, and Learning from Failures

  • Personalities on the Board
  • A study in contrasts: BP's “where was the chairman?" vs. Singapore Airlines
  • Governance and risk – responsibilities of directors and management
  • The board and executive management
  • The practicalities of the correct relationship
  • The ineffective Board
  • Examples of corporate failure: Maxwell, Polly Peck, Enron, WorldcomAnalysis of the banking crisis as a failure of governance
  • Sarbanes-Oxley and other regulatory responses to corporate governance failure
  • Lessons learned from corporate failures

Day 5: Strengthening Governance, Shareholder Engagement, and Strategy

  • Governance in controlled companies
  • The Board and strategy
  • Shareholders, stakeholders, and the Board
  • Case study: Prudential and AIA – time for a review of strategy and engagement with shareholders
  • Improving corporate governance in your company
  • The Comply or Explain rule
  • How to protect the shareholder?
  • Communicating with the shareholder
  • A Legal framework for corporate governance
Corporate Governance and Business Management

Date: 08/12/2025 - 12/12/2025

Duration: 5 Days

Venue: London

Price:

£4,187.04

Offer Expires:

Reliability

We will never cancel a confirmed booking

Support

We offer around the clock support

Tailored

We customise our courses to suit your personal learning needs

Quality

Our courses are delivered by highly experienced industry experts

Recognition

All our courses are accredited by the CPD Standards Agency

Frequently asked questions

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How often do you update your course content to ensure relevancy?

Our course content is constantly reviewed and updated to ensure we stay up to date with all the latest trends. After every course is completed we review the feedback and improve the material where necessary.
Do you keep your classroom environment and instructional methodologies current with today’s real-world workplace?

Yes, we focus our training on ‘real-world’ scenarios and our trainers are all highly experienced and skilled in their relevant fields.
Are your courses eligible for professional certification?

Yes, we offer certification with all our courses, every course is entitled to CPD (Continuous Professional Development) hours which you can put towards your professional portfolio.