Governance Essentials – Chief and Council Training
Empowering Governance: Building Stronger Communities Together
Target Audience
New and existing Chief and Councils and key individuals in management/administration.
Governance Essentials is designed to help understand the Council’s roles, responsibilities, functions, and establishes clarity between the administration and Council. Building on a strong understanding of the needs of the community, the program helps Council members to recognize the importance of a strong, well-developed strategic action plan, and how to evaluate overall organizational performance to ensure they are meeting the needs of the community that they represent.
This program is designed to help participants: understand their roles and responsibilities as Chief and Council, how to address community concerns, how to conduct business through Council meetings, and learn strategic planning fundamentals.
We all learn differently. At the core, Boreala Management’s design is inclusive and considers a whole host of participant needs and preferences to ensure a psychologically safe and optimal learning environment. We incorporate activities for experiential learning, inquiry exercises for reflection, guidelines for conceptualization, and simple tools (handouts) for applying the content in the workplace.
- Fundamentals of the structure and goals of Chief and Council and its governing bylaws, policies, terms of reference, tailored to the unique needs and context of their community
- How Council meetings are structured and how to conduct business effectively through Council sessions.
- Roles and responsibilities of Council and administration
- Communication skills to clarify and align the Board and Management’s roles and responsibilities and establish strong relations across members
- How to address and act on community concerns and needs through its structure.
- The fundamentals of strategic planning and the importance of having aligned goals for impactful outcomes
- How to measure organizational performance
OUTCOMES
This program is designed to help participants: understand their roles and responsibilities as Chief and Council, how to address community concerns, how to conduct business through Council meetings, and learn strategic planning fundamentals.
DESGIN GUIDANCE PRINCIPLES
We all learn differently. At the core, Boreala Management’s design is inclusive and considers a whole host of participant needs and preferences to ensure a psychologically safe and optimal learning environment. We incorporate activities for experiential learning, inquiry exercises for reflection, guidelines for conceptualization, and simple tools (handouts) for applying the content in the workplace.
OBJECTIVES
- Fundamentals of the structure and goals of Chief and Council and its governing bylaws, policies, terms of reference, tailored to the unique needs and context of their community
- How Council meetings are structured and how to conduct business effectively through Council sessions.
- Roles and responsibilities of Council and administration
- Communication skills to clarify and align the Board and Management’s roles and responsibilities and establish strong relations across members
- How to address and act on community concerns and needs through its structure.
- The fundamentals of strategic planning and the importance of having aligned goals for impactful outcomes
- How to measure organizational performance
Learning Pathway
Foundations of Council
- Overview of Council’s history, role, purpose
- Process of elections, replacing a Council member
- Defining your place as a Council member
- Evaluation and change for bylaws, policies, standard practices
Council Operations
- Learn and discuss Robert’s Rules of Order and how they may apply in Council meetings
- How to prepare for and run effective Council meetings
Council and Administration Roles
- Identifying roles and responsibilities of Chief, Council Members and of Administration
- Identifying and resolving grey zones between Council and Administration
Council/Public Relations
- Assessing community needs
- Maintaining strong community relations
Pillars of a Strategic Plan
- The importance of a Strategic Plan
- Creating a Strategic Plan
- Reviewing and modifying the Strategic Plan
Organizational Performance
- Council’s role in evaluating organizational performance
- Setting up measures for organizational performance
- Keeping track of organizational performance
NOTE: This training has been designed for approximately 8-10 participants. Any changes to this (i.e. mixed level audience, more people or shorter training days) may require modifications to ensure an optimal learning experience
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