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Chairing and Leading Effective Management Committees

Executive committees, management forums and steering groups consume enormous amounts of senior time, yet too many drift without direction or fail to reach real decisions. This course equips leaders to chair these forums with authority, keep discussion focused and drive committees toward clear resolutions and accountability. Participants learn to run the kind of disciplined meetings that move an organisation forward.

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What you will be able to do

  • Clarify the purpose, mandate and decision rights of a management committee.
  • Prepare agendas and papers that focus members on decisions, not updates.
  • Chair discussion firmly while drawing out every member's contribution.
  • Steer groups through disagreement toward clear, recorded resolutions.
  • Hold members accountable for actions between committee sittings.
  • Evaluate and continually improve the effectiveness of your forums.

Course outline

  1. 01The Purpose and Mandate of a Committee
  2. 02Designing Decision Focused Agendas
  3. 03Preparing Members and Papers in Advance
  4. 04Chairing with Authority and Balance
  5. 05Managing Dominant and Silent Members
  6. 06Driving Discussion to Clear Resolutions
  7. 07Tracking Actions and Accountability
  8. 08Reviewing Committee Effectiveness

Who should attend

This course is aimed at senior managers, executives and committee chairs who lead management forums, steering committees or leadership teams and want them to be sharper and more decisive.

Dates, venues and fees

DatesVenueDaysFeeCalendarRegister
28 to 29 Sep 2026Blantyre2US$1,100Closed
29 to 30 Sep 2026Mozambique2US$1,100Closed
30 Sep to 1 Oct 2026Nairobi2US$1,100Closed
1 to 2 Oct 2026Dar es Salaam2US$1,100Closed
5 to 6 Oct 2026Kigali2US$1,100Closed
6 to 7 Oct 2026Kampala2US$1,100Closed
7 to 8 Oct 2026Accra2US$1,100Closed
8 to 9 Oct 2026Lagos2US$1,100Closed
12 to 13 Oct 2026Cairo2US$1,100Closed
13 to 14 Oct 2026Mauritius2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Oct 2026Dubai2US$1,100Register
15 to 16 Oct 2026Online2US$900Register
26 to 27 Nov 2026Johannesburg2R10,000Register
30 Nov to 1 Dec 2026Cape Town2R10,000Register
1 to 2 Dec 2026Durban2R10,000Register
2 to 3 Dec 2026Pretoria2R10,000Register
3 to 4 Dec 2026Windhoek2US$1,100Register
7 to 8 Dec 2026Gaborone2US$1,100Register
8 to 9 Dec 2026Maseru2US$1,100Register
9 to 10 Dec 2026Mbabane2US$1,100Register
10 to 11 Dec 2026Lusaka2US$1,100Register
14 to 15 Dec 2026Harare2US$1,100Register
17 to 18 Dec 2026Lilongwe2US$1,100Register

Fees are per delegate. South African venues are priced in rand; other locations and online in US dollars. Fees exclude 15% VAT where applicable. Group bookings of three or more delegates from the same organisation qualify for a reduced rate; contact us for a quotation.

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