Brown Governance will be holding its annual THE ART OF CHAIRMANSHIP SEMINAR in Toronto on October 27th, 2010.

SAVE $100 by registering before August 20th.

All Brown Governance Seminars qualify for continuing education for all Directors College graduates!

This seminar is for board and committee chairs and directors who want to be more effective in the chair. This workshop will give you the opportunity to:

• Practice new skills through interactive simulations of board/committee meetings
• Receive instant feedback from your peers, a skilled facilitator and experts in boardroom functioning
• Leave with a greater sense of your capacity for this challenging and rewarding role

Getting diverse people to focus and reach consensus while promoting challenge and change- this is the #1 job of a chair, and requires extraordinary skills.

Here’s what past participants have said about this seminar:

The value in this session is heightened by the interaction of participants with various backgrounds and experiences – Cathy Bailey, Chair, Governance & Nominating Committee CMA Ontario

Excellent, especially the interactive simulations – Dr. Doug Weir, Chair of Board, Ontario Medical Association

This seminar was excellent in that it provided hands on learning opportunities in addition to the written material – Nigel White, Director, CMA Ontario

Role playing exercises were well designed and actually fun – and I usually hate them – Bill Museler, Director, IESO

Excellent job. I have a lot to think about on the way home - Paul Vickers, Director, Gaylea

The networking opportunity was excellent! – John Lamb, Director and 1st Vice-Chair, The Co-operators

Register today at www.browngovernance.com/seminars.htm or call Vicki at 888-698-3971. Spaces are limited.

Agenda – Faxable Registration

Date: August 22, 2010 to August 25, 2010

Location: Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise Hotel, Lake Louise, Alberta

Guest Speaker: David Brown

Topic: Board Committees: Improving Performance, Structure, Reporting and Quality

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What do we do with a rubber stamp board?

This one-day governance program developed and delivered for the Ontario Hospital Association by Brown Governance provides an interactive learning experience that incorporates real life case studies from hospital and health governance settings. This session stays true to best practices and OHA’s principles of governance, while going a step beyond to focus on the behavioural and relational elements of governance, not just function and structure.  Find out how to register here.

In a step that will position corporations in Egypt and the Region as leaders in corporate governance and board capacity, Corde Management Consulting and Brown Governance Inc. have announced they are teaming up.

“This new partnership will empower the momentum of change in the emerging economies of Egypt and the Region,” says Dr. Alaa-Eldin M. Adris, Managing Director of Cairo-based Corde.

“Corporations in the private, health care, government and public sectors will immediately benefit from unparalleled access to corporate governance expertise,” says Debra Brown, President and CEO of Brown Governance Inc.

Previously underserved markets will gain value by combining the international experience and accumulated knowledge of Brown Governance with an understanding of the local environment, culture, regulations and laws offered by Corde.

Clients will be able to capitalize on the expertise of this partnership to achieve a highly demanded value proposition to an underserved market.

See the full press release here.

David Brown answers the questions: “what do we do if ….?”

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Conflict of Interest – What Do We Do?

New Zealand Cooperatives Association republishes Debra Brown’s article from Governance Matters.   Read about it here.