Board Leadership 905.1 - Assessing Governance: Taking a Continuous Improvement Approach to Governing Your Co-op Putting a governance assessment on your board’s to do list may be a good idea. Similar to a board performance evaluation, a governance assessment is a thoughtful and thorough review of governance bylaws, policies, practices and legal requirements. Doing this […]
Board Leadership 955.1 – Your Board's Culture: It's Impact on Effectiveness Directors have official responsibilities but they also tend to conform to the unique culture of their boardroom. Some cultures can promote board effectiveness, but others lead to conflict, complacency or similar counterproductive behaviors. This course explains the concept of boardroom culture through an examination […]
Board Leadership 903.1 – The Role of the Board Chair in Conducting Effective Meetings The board chair has the responsibility for organizing the meeting, creating a productive atmosphere, allowing for the free exchange of opinion, presenting the issues to be resolved, bringing the decisions to resolution, and moving the cooperative forward. This course focuses on […]
BL 929.1 – Current Governance Issues in Policy & Development Policies set the standard for board behavior. Attendees learn to view policies as proactive tools to establish a standard of board behavior required for governance in today’s electric cooperative boardroom. This course revisits the fundamentals of governance and the roles policies play in contributing to […]
BL 963.1 – Strategic Technologies & their Impact on the Cooperative This course focuses on the importance of technology planning by examining today's emerging technologies using four questions: What will the technology do for the membership? What will it do for the business of the cooperative? Is it cost effective? How well will it integrate […]
BL 953.1 – Improving Board Decision Making Quality Boards exist to make decisions on behalf of the members. At a time when cooperative governance is under scrutiny, boards are looking for ways to demonstrate that their decisions are grounded in fair process and with appropriate objectivity and due diligence. Recognizing, and avoiding, the common pitfalls […]
BL 977.1 – Equity Management & Boardroom Decision Making This class has the board member consider common board room decisions and how these decisions impact the cooperative’s financial strength. In one day, you will cover a year’s worth of key financial decisions and how they affect the cooperative’s equity position. Concepts will be reinforced through […]
BL 913.1 – Cooperative Foundations: Co-op Legacy, Principles and Impact on Community Understanding the unique aspects of the cooperative business model better prepares directors to lead organizations with purpose, not profit, at their core. Course participants will explore the cooperative principles and define how they provide a competitive advantage for today’s co-op organizations. Key topics: […]
