With the board of directors responsible for exercising all the powers of a corporation as well as managing its business and affairs, its important for you to have an understanding of real-world counseling issues as they relate to the board. Learn how a board can evolve within a company and discover your potential roles in ensuring the directors understand their legal rights and responsibilities. Your clients will be looking to you for help in efficiently managing board activities. Be ready with this important program.
As a result of this program, you will understand:
- Evolution of board responsibilities
- Role of counsel in supporting the board
- Board responsibilities
- Legal duties and obligations of directors
- Board meetings and actions
- New director orientation programs
- Continuing direction education programs
Program materials include:
- Director Qualification Guidelines
- Board Guidelines For Corporate Governance
This program is included in the following series:
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