Introduction

Boards operate in an increasingly complex environment characterised by heightened stakeholder expectations, regulatory scrutiny, geopolitical uncertainty, and evolving business risks. Effective governance requires boards to provide strategic direction while maintaining accountability, transparency, and sound oversight of organisational performance and risk.

Board Strategy Governance training course develops the governance, leadership, and strategic oversight capabilities required to strengthen board effectiveness and support sustainable organisational success.

This training course provides practical insights into governance frameworks, board responsibilities, risk governance, internal control systems, compliance oversight, and stakeholder engagement. Participants will strengthen their ability to support strategic decision-making, enhance governance culture, and align board activities with organisational objectives and long-term value creation.

Key focus areas of this Board Strategy Governance training course include:

Key Learning Outcomes

At the end of this Board Strategy Governance training course, participants will be able to:

Training Methodology

This training course combines expert-led instruction, interactive learning, group discussions, governance simulations, practical exercises, applied scenarios, and real-world case studies. Participants evaluate governance challenges and apply proven governance, risk, and leadership principles to strengthen board effectiveness and organisational performance.

Board Strategy Governance

Who Should Attend?

This Board Strategy Governance training course is designed for:

  • Board members, non-executive directors, and board committee members responsible for strategic oversight and governance
  • C-suite executives, senior executives, and general managers involved in corporate leadership and organisational accountability
  • Governance, risk, compliance, and assurance professionals responsible for oversight and control frameworks
  • Internal audit leaders, chief audit executives, and professionals supporting board assurance activities
  • Strategy, performance management, and organisational transformation leaders
  • Company secretaries and professionals supporting board governance and stakeholder engagement processes

Course Outline

Day 1

Key Principles of Good Governance

  • Why is corporate governance a must, not “nice to have”?
  • What are the main requirements of a sound governance?
  • What are the OECD’s important principles of governance?
  • What are the most important Governance Committees?
  • What are the obstacles and barriers to implement effective governance?
  • The benefits of sound governance
Day 2

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Embedded in Corporate Governance Culture

  • Fundamental Concepts of Enterprise Risk Management
  • Risk Measurement, Risk Standards, Risk Identification and Evaluation
  • ERM steps: Identification, Assessment, Mitigation, Monitoring, and Reporting
  • Operational, financial, liquidity, legal, systemic, fraudulent, and non-compliance risks
  • Risk Control Self-Assessment (RCSA) and Heat Map
  • Risk Appetite Framework (RAF) and Risk Appetite Statement (RAS)
Day 3

Strengthening the Relationship between Risk Management, Compliance & Internal Audit

  • Fundamental Differences and the Need for Convergence
  • Overlapping: Healthy or Wasteful?
  • New Trends in Audit: Risk-based Internal Audit
  • How and why audit units move into Risk-based Audit programs?
  • Risk-based Compliance: Definition, Responsibilities and Goals
  • Risk Appetite: Balancing opportunities and threats
Day 4

Board Leadership in Delivering Sound Governance

  • Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members
  • The role of Non-Executive Directors
  • Managing stakeholder relationships
  • Developing a strategic planning culture
  • Challenging, questioning, learning – driving strategy
  • Soft skills are the hardest
Day 5

Organisational Aims, Sustainable Outcomes, Challenging Convention

  • 21st Century challenges
  • Balancing People, Planet & Profit
  • Building blocks for success: People, Process & Technology
  • Using the Balanced Scorecard to support Strategic objectives
  • How sustainable is your Business?
  • Personal Action Planning

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FAQs

Board strategy governance ensures that organisations have effective oversight, strategic direction, accountability, and risk management processes. Strong governance helps organisations achieve their objectives, respond to emerging risks, maintain stakeholder confidence, and create sustainable long-term value.

Participants learn how boards can improve oversight, decision-making, strategic alignment, risk governance, and accountability. The course explores practical governance frameworks, leadership approaches, and board responsibilities that contribute to stronger board performance and organisational resilience.

The course explores how governance, risk management, compliance, and internal audit functions can operate together within an integrated assurance framework. Participants gain practical insight into improving coordination, reducing duplication, and enhancing organisational oversight.

This training course is ideal for board directors, non-executive directors, board committee members, senior executives, governance professionals, risk and compliance leaders, internal audit executives, strategy leaders, and company secretaries involved in governance and oversight activities.

Participants will strengthen their governance knowledge, strategic oversight capabilities, risk governance expertise, and board leadership effectiveness. These competencies help improve decision quality, organisational accountability, stakeholder confidence, and the long-term sustainability of the organisation.

Yes. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is a key component. Participants examine risk governance frameworks, risk appetite concepts, risk assessment methodologies, and board-level oversight responsibilities that support informed strategic decision-making and risk resilience.

GRC Academy training courses are delivered in leading international business destinations, including London, Amsterdam, and Dubai. Sessions are hosted in carefully selected four- and five-star business hotels with professional meeting facilities that support focused learning, interaction, comfort, and confidentiality.

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GRC Academy provides both online and in-person options for all our training courses. Participants may join interactive virtual sessions or attend scheduled courses in major international locations, allowing them to select the option that best suits their professional commitments and availability.

GRC Academy develops customised in-house training courses that address each organisation’s strategic priorities, operational environment, and workforce capability requirements. Our team works closely with clients to tailor the course content, learning outcomes, and practical emphasis.

These tailored courses are designed to strengthen organisational capability, improve team performance, and support measurable and sustainable outcomes. For customised in-house training enquiries, please contact the GRC Academy Customer Service team at [email protected]

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