Best Practices of Effective Boards


 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2024 * 1:30PM TO 4:30PM VIA ZOOM
Many start-up founders and families in business are often at a loss as to how their corporate boards can truly add value to their businesses. This three-hour corporate governance program provides both a comprehensive and practical roadmap as to how such firms can transform boards on paper to working boards that perform. Internationally-benchmarked but fully adapted to the local context, participants will be loaded with practical take-aways as they address the following key themes:

Value: WHAT value can a corporate board contribute to the business?
Capability: WHO should be on the board and how can they best support the organization?
Focus: WHEN and HOW should a board exercise collaborative leadership?
Perspective: HOW can a board best facilitate business sustainability?

Atty. Teodoro Kalaw IV


One of the most senior Fellows and an incumbent trustee of the Institute of Corporate Directors, Atty. Kalaw is primarily responsible for creating and developing ICD’s Governance Framework for Family-Owned or Controlled Corporations and has counseled and taught such both locally and internationally, with the latter aspect particularly as a consultant to the World Bank's International Finance Corporation.

He is the only Filipino triple-certified (1) as both a sustainability trainer by the Global Reporting Initiative and a sustainability reporting specialist by the Institute of Certified Sustainability Practitioners; (2) in the Balanced Scorecard strategy management process by the Palladium, the firm of Professors Kaplan & Norton (the Harvard Business School faculty who conceptualized this leading performance methodology); and (3) as certified Compliance & Ethics Professional - International by the Society of Corporate Compliance & Ethics.

He presently serves as an independent board director of the shipping and logistics firm Gothong Southern. Atty. Kalaw’s 5 graduate degrees include a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School, a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management and the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, and a Master of Studies in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge.

Course Outline


A. The Map is NOT the Territory!

  • The Modern Director's Training Trap

 B. Key Roles / Core Practices: WHAT Effective Boards Really Focus On

    • 3 Key Roles pf Corporate Boards
    • 7 Core Principles of Corporate Boards
    • Founded on 4 timeless governance themes

C. Collaborative Leadership: HOW Boards are Effective

    • When the Board Should LEAD Management
    • When the Board Should WORK WITH Management
    • When the Board Should OVERSEE & SUPPORT Management

 D. Take-Aways to Apply TODAY

    • In a Nutshell: Collaborative Leadership Across the 7 Core Best Practices of Effective Corporate Boards
    • Self-Assessment: Is Your Board Ready to Exercise Collaborative Leadership?

 E. Question-and-Answer Segment

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Training investment is inclusive of an e-certificate and a printed learning material

2,980.00 / person - when you register and pay on or before August 3
3,980.00 / person - Regular Rate

*Optional:
Add ₱450 for a printed copy of a certificate of attendance inclusive of delivery charge

Contact Details

For clarification or request for an invitation letter, you may reach out to:

Contact Person: Kyra Gayle Villanueva
Mobile Number (+63 968) 851-2347
Telefax: (+632) 8842-7148 or 59
Email: kyra.cgbp@yahoo.com

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