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Saturday, June 15 • 10:25am - 11:35am
2D) Strengthening Your Board’s Leader Character While Removing Barriers to Board Service - and How does Board Character Get Challenged in Different Environments (e.g. public elected Boards)?

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Governing Boards are made up of a cast of characters/people. People demonstrate different levels of beliefs and competencies in leadership behaviours which are shaped by people’s leader character. Learn about how it is possible that a Board with an excellent technical governing system or approach to governance, can still not achieve governance excellence and not deliver on the Board’s expected results if the Board leader character as a whole is not optimal, inspiring, and trusted. Examine the “people factor” related to Board culture and Board leadership behaviors and how they can significantly influence Board success… and how Boards can build and enhance their leader character as an entity.

Participants will…
  • Refresh the basic connection of Board culture (values and leadership) with the major components of Board governance (Board job products, process, structure) and learn the components of Leader Character and how these interact – an overview of research in Leader Character.
  • Using a group scenario on decision-making, study leader characteristics in action.
  • Evaluate Board Leader Character in action and/or the absence of it while studying short Board of Director cases.
  • Study how Boards can cohesively build and strengthen their cohesive leader character.
  • Summarize critical learning to be applied going forward.

Speakers
avatar for Karen Fryday-Field

Karen Fryday-Field

CEO & Senior Consultant, Meridian Edge Leadership & Governance Consulting
Meridian Edge Leadership and Governance Consulting is a group of seasoned professionals whose goal is to support small to medium sized businesses and organizations by offering timely professional solutions, leading to actionable results at a reasonable cost. With Meridian Edge... Read More →
avatar for Marlene Janzen Le Ber

Marlene Janzen Le Ber

Professor, Leadership Studies Distinguished Chair, Centre for Leadership, Brescia University College
Marlene Janzen Le Ber is Professor, Leadership Studies & Distinguished Chair, Centre for Leadership at Canada’s only women’s university, Brescia University College. A multiple research grant holder in complex processes of leadership, her current research spans core topics in leadership... Read More →
avatar for Steve Schroeder

Steve Schroeder

Board Member, Sun Prairie Area School District
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Saturday June 15, 2024 10:25am - 11:35am EDT
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