Board Reporting: Enabling Better Board Decisions

Maximise board meeting effectiveness. Make every board report count. 

Board meetings are crucial for the governance oversight of an organisation. They facilitate accountability, promote transparency, and enable informed decisions that can drive an organisation's success. A key element of this is the quality of the Board Papers.

Maximise board meeting effectiveness and improve the quality of your board papers in this dedicated workshop, Board Reporting: Enabling Better Board Decisions. Led by Nadine Conlon, experienced Group Company Secretary.

This workshop will also explore the pitfalls that can compromise board effectiveness and challenges attendees to critically reflect on the quality of board papers and how they can be improved. 

Who is this Workshop for?

• Chairs.
• Non-Executive Directors.
• Executive Directors.
• Senior Leadership Team members and those reporting into Board.

Why should I book this workshop?

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to: 

• Critically evaluate the quality of board papers and board packs: Assess whether board information genuinely supports strategic debate, risk oversight, and effective decision-making, rather than compliance, reassurance or excessive information. 
• Design board reporting that enables judgement under uncertainty: Apply practical techniques (signposting, executive summaries, KRIs, narrative framing) to ensure boards can identify trade-offs, test assumptions, and focus on what matters most when decisions are complex or ambiguous. 
• Distinguish clearly between performance, conformance, and assurance in board information: Structure reporting so boards can see immediately for oversight, what requires discussion, and what requires a decision, to align information flow with matters reserved for the board. 
• Strengthen the executive-board interface through better information behaviours: Improve how executive teams collectively shape, challenge, and escalate information to the board to reduce duplication and siloed reporting. 

What is the cost?

IoD members - €295

Non-members - €370

Cancellation and refund policy

Places are confirmed upon full payment. Cancellations with a full refund are accepted in writing to cpd@iodireland.ie until Thursday, 8th October 2026.  After this date, no refunds are possible, and all fees are forfeited for cancellations or non-attendance.

Group bookings

Contact the IoD Ireland Learning and Education team on cpd@iodireland.ie or phone +353 1 411 0010.

Want to connect with fellow workshop participants?

All workshop attendees will receive a list of all other workshop participants in advance of the session. This will include name, job title and organisation. If you have any queries around this  please contact the Learning and Education Team.

For GDPR reasons, we cannot provide contact details on the attendee list. 

Questions?

Reach out to Gillian, our Learning and Education Manager, if you would like more information about our upcoming workshops by emailing cpd@iodireland.ie or calling +353 1 411 0010. 

Workshop material is prepared by IoD trainers and produced by the IoD wholly and exclusively for use by workshop participants. Workshop materials may not be reproduced, in whole or in part, without permission in writing from IoD Ireland.