Courses
Risk Governance: The Board's Risk Oversight Role
How Canadian boards exercise oversight of organizational risk — the board's risk governance role, risk appetite setting, cyber and technology risk, ESG risk, and crisis decision-making under uncertainty.
Working With Management: The Governance Partnership
How boards and management work together effectively in Canadian organizations — information flow, constructive challenge, the chair-CEO relationship, and avoiding the governance failures that come from either over-involvement or disengagement.
Governance of Mergers, Acquisitions, and Significant Transactions
The board's governance role in significant transactions for Canadian organizations — M&A, major asset dispositions, significant contracts, and the process obligations that protect directors and the organization.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Governance
How Canadian boards approach diversity, equity, and inclusion in governance — the governance case for diversity, creating inclusive board cultures, DEI accountability, and the regulatory and stakeholder expectations that apply.
Advanced Governance: Beyond Compliance
What distinguishes high-performing Canadian boards from those that merely comply — strategic governance, environmental scanning, governance innovation, and how boards continuously improve their own effectiveness.
Operational Risk Reporting for Boards and Executives (Faculty of Governance lens)
Examines how a credit union's board failed to receive critical infrastructure warnings before a system-wide technology failure disrupted member services across Alberta.