Masterclass: Chair Day

Shaping Your Role as Chair: Trust, Alignment and Insight

What kind of Chair are you today, and what kind of Chair do you want to be tomorrow? That is the core question we will explore during the GUBERNA Chair Day. To answer this question, we start at the absolute foundation: a personal reflection on your own expectations of the role, your personal leadership style, and what you uniquely want to achieve.

The role of a Chair is highly visible and uniquely demanding. It requires balancing the expectations of diverse stakeholders, fostering alignment within the board, and cultivating trust. But how do you achieve this in practice? When stepping into the role, how do you align your own expectations with those of your fellow board members, of the broader organisation and its stakeholders? And how do you guide the conversation beyond the numbers?

We invite you to an exclusive Chair Day. It is not a lecture; it is a working session, grounded in peer-to-peer dialogue, shared experiences, and practical exercises.

During the day, you will reflect on:

Your role as Chair: How do you define your role and leadership style? How explicitly do you align this with your board members?
Trust and relationships in the boardroom: What concrete steps can you take to strengthen trust within the boardroom and deepen the partnership with the CEO?
Looking beyond the balance sheet : How do you ensure meaningful monitoring and forward-looking direction through KPI-driven dashboards?
Organising CEO succession : The Chair is the go-to person to organise the succession of the CEO or the management team. What are the key principles to take into account?
Onboarding, evaluation and transition: Being a Chair is a lonely role. How do you make sure you have sufficient information about the role? How do you evaluate yourself and your board, and how do you gracefully manage your own succession?

In a closed, confidential peer group, we will exchange insights and learn from one another. While expert speakers will join us to spark the conversation, our primary goal is to leverage the wealth of collective wisdom already present in the room.