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 Great news: Our members can consider board opportunities from our affiliate partner, Bolster. Learn more at boardwise.biz Partner Programs! 

 

Contact us for our service for

 

Independent

 Board Evaluations

 

Our goal is to provide insights to improve the contributions and value of board work based on global best practices research. 

 

 
  
October 25,2023 
5pm-7pm
 
 San Francisco Financial Women Association
 
Women on Boards Panel Discussion
   
with panelist Dr. Donna Hamlin
 
 
Meet Our Governance Expert Guides 
for Certification and Advice
   Brian Barnier
   Marilyn Nagel  
 
 
   
 
Dr. Fred van Eenennaam
 
  Jen McClure
 
  Dr. Donna Hamlin 
 
 
REACH OUT WITH ANY CHALLENGES TO GOVERN OR MANAGE WELL. OUR GOAL IS TO SOLVE WHAT IS IN THE WAY OF EXCELLENCE. 
 
 

  
Manage and Govern Well
July, 2023
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Board learning is a permanent commitment. Join to stay current and ready for board work ahead! 

 

Board Professional Certification Program 

  

Fall Program Launches on September 1

Register to Reserve Your Seat  

https://boardwise.biz/board-certification-program.html

 

WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM SPECIAL

 

Our Board Professional Program is for aspiring and current board members who want to increase their ability to engage meaningfully in discussions of leading-edge topics, ask sharper questions more easily, delve to the core of critical issues and improve proportional impact in a boardroom to create more shareholder value – not just conceptually, but tangibly by helping management think more critically about decisions.

 

Sessions Cover The Latest Key Governance Topics

  • FUNDAMENTALS OF BOARD SERVICE
  • GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
  • FINANCIAL FOUNDATIONS
  • BOARD’S ROLE IN STRATEGY AND INNOVATION
  • BOARDS AND BIG DECISIONS: CYBERSECURITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT
  • BOARDS AND BIG DECISIONS: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DECISION-MAKING
  • BOARDS AND BIG DECISIONS: ROLE OF BOARDS IN THE DIGITAL AGE
  • DEI IMPACT ON BOARDS:  HCM, ESG AND BOARD INTERACTION
  • EXPERT FORUM: SOLUTIONS FOR SPECIFIC CHALLENGES

Our program is strikingly different from other certification programs. Here are comparisons in offerings to consider:

 

   Boardwise                                          Other Programs

 

Live, Interactive Online Sessions

Lecture/ Presentations

Meet and Speak Directly with Experts

Lecture Only

Interactive/Experiential Learning/Simulations

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Covers Global Governance

Covers US Governance

Assesses Your Individual Board Style & Value to Boards

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Provides Personal Consultation Session for Strategy to Secure Ideal Role and Prepare Board Bio

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Added to Our Board Registry for Potential Board Assignments

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Cohort Team Learning and Network

Individual Viewing

 

Boardwise offers 9, 2-hour modules of training that span from “fundamental guardrails in board work” to leading-edge technology application, including AI-Decision Science and Cybersecurity.

 

Other programs are structured as more lecture-oriented knowledge downloads, often around regulatory and compliance topics to prepare for test-taking or compliance. In contrast, Boardwise modules offer:

  • Guest speakers and breakout sessions that enable peer-to-peer discussion and immediate “learn by doing.”Leading-edge topics such as AI and Decision Science, Cybersecurity, Data and Digitization. The discussion orients to a topic – drawing on life experiences – to understand the concepts and limitations, assumptions that can trap, errors frequently made by management, and sources of success and failure.
  • This enables participants to ask sharper questions – questions that help lift management out of the weeds, challenge existing knowledge/assumptions/frameworks and see with new lens/perspectives to avoid wasteful churns and pivots.
  • As one person said, it seems “Montessori-style.” Modules and discussions enable knowledge retention and application to empower you in your boardroom.

TOPICS AND CONTENT

This program has two components.

 

INITIAL ORIENTATION – assessment and personal one-one one video call with Boardwise expert

 

Participants complete an online Board Bona Fide® assessment to establish current board readiness. You have a one-hour private session with a board expert coach to review your profile; discuss what board types best match you and explore suggestions to achieve your goal to serve on a board.

 

GOVERNANCE EDUCATION SESSIONS – live educational sessions online

 

The live interactive program includes nine sessions, each of which is two hours.

 

The modules include presentations and interviews with experts on governance and the hot topics which directors must address today, including: governance differences among countries, cybersecurity, risk management and decision-making, artificial intelligence, strategic designs, financial foundations and emerging challenges in digital transformation and diversity.

Each session includes interviews with topic experts, facilitated presentations related to director duties and cares on the topic and experiential board exercises based on real-world situational cases. Cases are used for board simulations and discussion. Homework assignment are provided a week prior to each session for participants to read and prepare.

 

SUPPORT FOR BOARD PLACEMENT - We help you prepare your board bio and include you in both our board registry and BOLSTER's registry, to enlarge your opportunities.