Training Magazine - June 2008 - (Page 48) They may be smart, seasoned executives, but board directors still can—and should—benefit from training. BY GAIL DUTTON T 48 here’s a mystique about governing boards as wise, allknowing executives, banded together to independently protect shareholders and corporate viability. According to that view, these gurus don’t need training. But Stephen Kelly, director of BBC People, doesn’t see it that way. The human resources (HR) department, he says, has a significant role in strengthening the board. At the BBC, Kelly takes a subtle approach, coaching executive board members outside the boardroom, presenting a sounding board for the CEO and chairman, and providing insights into the unspoken messages telegraphed around the boardroom. Such quiet coaching can be invaluable, but HR’s input is becoming more formal and more obvious. The notion that governing boards benefit from structured training reached a critical mass soon after the Enron, WorldCom, and Arthur Andersen scandals leapt into the headlines. In fact, in PricewaterhouseCooper’s most recent survey on board education, “What Directors Think,” 83 percent of the 1,300 respondents indicated the board should attend educational sessions. Partnering with HR Although boards usually stay behind a firewall separating it from daily operations, a few HR execs recognized early on the synergism between HR’s strengths and the areas in which governing boards sought training. By forging strategic partnerships, they managed to leverage their expertise for the direct benefit of the board. The key to successfully involving HR is to use its w w w. t r a i n i n g m a g . c o m | JUNE 2008 t r a i n i n g http://www.trainingmag.com
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