5 Unique Benefits for Participants

What is unique about The Directors College? There are five features that set us apart.

1. Independent-minded: We are free to bring fresh, independent perspectives that will inspire thought-provoking discussion, since the college has no formal or membership-based association with the Canadian corporate directors’ community.
   
   
2. Meaningful professional development: We recognize that there is an element of complacency in the corporate community that needs to be addressed, if meaningful governance reform is to be sustained. And, while our primary goal is to provide corporate directors with top quality professional development, we also see ourselves as change agents in the corporate reform process.
   
   
3. A curriculum that goes beyond the "hard" side of directorship practices: Our program covers the full range of formal rules and practices that directors need to know about, in their role as stewards of corporations. As well, it examines the ”soft” side of directorship—the human dynamics that influence a board and its decisions.
   
   
4. A curriculum that explores the role of board members in the dynamic exchange between corporate governance and CSR: Corporate social responsibility means expanding the corporation's accountability beyond shareholders to the full range of stakeholders. This expansion is already happening, particularly in Canada, the U.S. and Europe. We will equip board members to play their role, not only as intermediaries between management and shareholders, but also between management and stakeholders.
   
   
5. A diverse faculty: Our faculty of professionals, corporate directors and academics cover the full range of governance, accounting, law, regulations and human dynamics. Modules are delivered through a combination of lectures and interactive working sessions.

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