In some cases the CEO is also expected to help develop new diversified services. In today's competitive environment, cooperatives need a planned and coordinated approach to communications. In the rapidly changing, complex environment of today's electric industry, effective decision making is a must. Developing Effective Boardroom Decision Making will teach directors the techniques and skills to identify issues, hold constructive discussion, and resolve conflict so that a satisfactory solution is reached. The definition of problems, conflicts, and decision making Problem identification Decision logic and probability Decision models Case studies in decision making This is a two-day, highly interactive program.
Space is limited.
This course will identify the directors' role in the governing of the cooperative and their legal responsibilities and duties. It will also address the role of management. You will learn who the players are, why facilities are built to satisfy customer needs, what the costs are to build these facilities, what influences these costs, and how electricity and related services are priced to the consumer. Board Roles and Relationships discusses how you and your system's other board members can function effectively by creating and maintaining relationships with key individuals and groups, which include the co-op's chief executive, its attorney, member consumers, member advisory groups, public and elected officials, opinion leaders and others. By addressing the challenges and choices faced in a restructuring electric utility industry, it teaches a business planning process advocated by the lenders that will enable the board to fulfill its fiduciary responsibilities.