Corporate Governance Essentials for IT Managers

When you reach the management level in your organisation, technical and functional expertise matters less than leadership skills and a deep understanding of business fundamentals. Corporate governance is one of the business areas that has a large impact on the organisation and its management. Major corporate scandals, such as Enron, Parmelat and Tyco started a trend of renewed focus on corporate governance. The global financial crisis with its governance failures of financial companies, regulatory agencies, and public corporations has accelerated this trend. Governance is invariably subject to human behaviour and therefore leaders need insight in the ethical, political and cultural aspects that shape proper governance.


This course will take a broad organisational view of governance and will focus on the board and its impact on the organisation and its management. This course is practical in nature and focusses on real world exercises, examples, and case studies.

Duration

2 Days


Course Objectives

Following the completion of this course, you will:

  • Be a more effective contributor in governance issues and understand the importance of governance in your own professional career.
  • Understand the fundamentals and principles of corporate governance.
  • Be familiar with the language of corporate governance.
  • Understand the impact of corporate governance on corporate performance.
  • Have insight in various governance practices and codes used globally.
  • Be able to use concrete tools, such as fair process leadership, to more effective contribute in governance issues.
  • Understand the ethical, political and cultural impacts on governance.

Audience

The target audience for this course is practicing IT managers who want to become more effective and efficient in their role, or who want to accelerate their career.

Course Syllabus

Corporate governance - overview

  • Historical background
  • Impact of sound governance on performance and sustainability
  • Language, basic principles and tools
  • Ethical dimension of governance
  • Global corporate governance frameworks and codes

Shareholders

  • Shareholder rights
  • Shareholders, blockholders and stakeholders
  • Understanding income statements (P&L)

The board of directors

  • The role of the board
  • Board structure and duties of directors
  • Board evaluation
  • Non-executive directors
  • Directors' remuneration

The chief executive

  • The chief executive and chair
  • Independent board chair
  • Executive remuneration

Control and disclosure

  • Value management and reporting
  • Risk management and reporting
  • Financial management and reporting
  • Internal and external audits

Ethics, politics and culture

  • Fair process leadership
  • The agency problem
  • Conflicts of interest
  • Corporate fraud
  • Corporate governance and VC financing in start-up

Related Courses

Refer to Equinox's full suite of Business and Consulting training courses.


Prerequisites

Pre-readings will be made available 2 weeks before the start of the course. Depending on your background, course preparation will take approximately 5 hours.








About NEO

The 'Corporate Governance Essentials for IT Managers' course is delivered by NEO, in partnership with Equinox. NEO is a provider of executive leadership development globally. Our trainers and coaches have all more than ten years hands-on leadership experience and come from global top rated business schools, such as Harvard, INSEAD, Stanford, Wharton, LBS, Columbia and IE. Each has a wealth of experience and knowledge in their particular area of the business.


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Course NameDurationPriceDatesCourse Status
Corporate Governance Essentials for IT Managers2 Days$1,890Enquire

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