Board Reporting: Optimising Board Effectiveness

Booked out

Please note this workshop is now booked out. However, if you wish to be added to a cancellation list, we will try our best to get you a place.

Reach out to Gillian, our Learning and Education Manager to be added to our cancellation list or if you would like more information about our upcoming workshops by emailing [email protected] or calling +353 1 411 0010. 

Maximise board meeting effectiveness. 

Board meetings are crucial for the governance oversight of an organisation. They facilitate accountability, promote transparency, and enable informed decisions that can drive an organisation’s success. A key element of this is the quality of the Board Papers.

Maximise board meeting effectiveness and improve the quality of your board papers in this dedicated workshop, Board Reporting: Optimising Board Effectiveness. Led by IoD Faculty member and Corporate Governance Specialist Dr Margaret Cullen. Margaret will also explore the pitfalls that can compromise board effectiveness and challenges attendees to critically reflect on the quality of board papers and how they can be improved. 

Who is this Workshop for?

• Executive directors and non-executive directors.
• Members of the C-suite and senior management team.
• Board Chairs.

Why Should I Book this Workshop?

• Gain insights into corporate governance, including roles and responsibilities and what good looks like.
• Improve the quality of board papers, including outlining a clear purpose. 
• Understand board and company objectives. 
• Learn to distiguish between Board and management responsibilities. 
• Assess how to clearly define Board information objectives. 
• Learn what board effectiveness looks like.
• Gain 2.5 hours of CPD.

What People are Saying about this Workshop

“An excellent workshop for current or new Independent Non-Executive Director's (INED's) in understanding the importance of information reported to the Board by the Executive. It also outlines the role of the INED in assessing and challenging that information in performing their duties to the company. Access to Dr Margaret Cullen's deep expertise in this area is invaluable to any current or aspiring INED.”

Siobhan Gormley, Independent Non-executive Director

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"As a Non-Executive Director on a number of State Boards I am regularly seeking ways to improve the quality of information provided to the Board by the Executive. This is vital to enabling the Board perform effectively. The IoD workshop delivered by Dr Margaret Cullen was excellent and provided me with very good information and reference points. I would highly recommend this workshop."

Sean Quigley, Non-Executive Director

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“Delighted to have attended the Getting Board Information Right workshop. I gained insight into various board structures and how no one style fits all. Importance of being open to review the information shared so it maximises the effectiveness of the board meeting so the Executive Management team share the critical issues and risks, seek ownership of these with the board and gain approval for the roadmap ahead. ”

Matthew Kerrigan, Chief Operating Officer, R&H Hall

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“Getting Board information right is critical for all stakeholders and for setting the Board up for success. In my experience not enough thought or time goes into this important area and prompted me to attend. Dr Margaret Cullen provided participants with excellent practical and relevant ways to improve the Boards performance and how to get the information right. Well worth attending.”

Paul Candon, United Hardware

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“Excellent workshop facilitator (Dr Margaret Cullen) with rich experience who listened and responded to the participants needs from the session.”

Workshop Attendee

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“Excellent Workshop. Invaluable insights shared by Dr Margaret Cullen. Highly recommend to all board directors.”

Workshop Attendee

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Is this eligible for CPD?

• Dimension covered: Governance Framework
• Eligible hours: 2.5 hours of Chartered Director CPD
• This session may be eligible for other professional body CPD. Check with your relevant professional body.

Creditionals 

• Workshop participants will receive a Certificate of Attendance on completion of the session.

What is the cost?

• IoD members - €340
• Non-members - €370

Group bookings

• Contact the IoD Ireland Learning and Education team on [email protected] or phone +353 1 411 0010.

Cancellation and refund policy

• Places are confirmed upon full payment. Cancellations with a full refund are accepted in writing to [email protected] until Thursday, 16th October 2025.  After this date, no refunds are possible, and all fees are forfeited for cancellations or non-attendance.

Want to connect with fellow workshop participants?

• All workshop attendees will receive a list of all other workshop participants in advance of the session. This will include name, job title and organisation. If you have any queries around this  please contact the Learning and Education Team.
• For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list. 

Questions?

• Reach out to Gillian, our Learning and Education Manager, if you would like more information about our upcoming workshops by emailing [email protected] or calling +353 1 411 0010. 

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