Managing your Management Committee

This one-day course is for CEOs in the third sector who want to look at their relationship with their management committee, including the chair.

We will discuss building relationships, clarity about roles and encouraging established committee members to update their knowledge of policies and financial requirements in the face of a changing environment. There will be space to talk about good practice and obstacles faced by others in the same position.

Course Overview

Working with a management committee or board adds an extra layer of leadership. It’s not just about managing down—it’s about influencing across and leading with clarity and confidence.

In this workshop, you’ll explore what makes the relationship between staff and committee members work well. You’ll learn how to support your committee to fulfil their responsibilities while helping your organisation move forward with purpose.

Whether you’re new to this dynamic or looking to improve a long-standing relationship, this course offers tools and reflection to help you lead with confidence and mutual respect.

Why take this course?

  • Clarify roles, responsibilities and boundaries between staff and committee
  • Build trust and shared understanding with board members
  • Learn how to influence and lead without creating tension
  • Support your committee to make effective decisions
  • Create a more collaborative, forward-focused working relationship

Who is this course for

This course is ideal for:

  • Chief Executives, Directors and senior staff working with committees or boards
  • Managers of voluntary, charitable or non-profit organisations
  • Anyone acting as the main point of contact between staff and governance

Duration

1 day

Classroom size

8 approx.

Location

Online or Classroom

Certificate

1 Certification

Experience

Intermediate - Advanced

What you will learn

  • Define clear roles and expectations for staff and committee members
  • Build and maintain a constructive relationship with your board
  • Manage boundaries while enabling effective leadership and oversight
  • Handle disagreements or unhelpful behaviours confidently
  • Support your committee to make informed, inclusive decisions

Curriculum & Key Themes Covered

This course will be taught in the latest version of the software. We can train this in older versions if needed – please get in touch for more information and availability.

Themes covered

  • Establishing good relationships with chair and members – being open and honest about challenges.
  • Importance of inductions and being clear about roles
  • Ensuring members know what the charity can and can’t do in line with the organisation’s purpose.
  • Encouraging members to keep their knowledge of their legal responsibilities up-to-date e.g. finance
  • Challenging established culture of committee to in order to allow the organisation to move forward
  • The importance of understanding safeguarding
  • How to support your committee’s need to understand while allowing staff to carry out their roles

Ready to take the next step?

We are here to help!

This course is only available as a one-to-one or private group booking.

For pricing and availability, send us a message using the form, leave us a message on 020 7375 7300, or speak to an Account Manager straight away using our Live Chat service in the bottom right of your screen!

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Looking for Private Group Training?

If you have three or more learners, a private group training could be cheaper.

We can tailor the content to your team, and host the training remotely, at your workplace or here at Happy’s HQ in Aldgate, Central London.

The Happy guarantee

We want everyone to go away from our courses feeling as though they have learnt useful, practical skills that they can use straight away when they go back to work.

If you don’t feel that your training has been useful or if you are unhappy in any way, please get in touch with our Customer Services team within 30 days of the course.

We will be happy to offer you additional support and training free of charge to help you to gain the skills you need, or if you’d prefer, a full refund.

Why Choose happy?

Because Happiness Works

Joy leads to success, every time,

Expert-Led & Hands-On

Our award-winning training isn’t just theoretical. It’s packed with practical tools you can use straight away.

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We don’t just talk about impact — we live it. As a B Corp, we’re committed to making workplaces better for everyone.

Classroom or live online learning available

Both available for public and private dates.

The small print

For Live Online Interactive Learning sessions (webinars)

The course will run remotely for a full day consisting of three 90-minute live online sessions with independent work in between. 

All learners will need to install Zoom on their machines. Full technical requirements are on the Zoom website. Your link will be included in your joining instructions once you have booked your place — if you haven’t received this email then please contact our team.

Learners should log into the session 10 minutes before the start time to ensure that they have downloaded and set up Zoom correctly. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. Unfortunately you will be asked to leave and attend a different day if you arrive more than 15 minutes late for online sessions, and more than 30 minutes late for classroom sessions.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

For classroom sessions

All public classroom sessions take place at Happy’s HQ in London at Robert Dolan House, 9 Alie Street, London E1 8DE. Please see our Contact Us page for full directions and a PDF map.

The course will run from 10am to 4:45pm (lunch is served 1pm to 1:45pm — we offer a choice of 3 cold bowl dishes). Please be careful to arrive by 9:45am for registration and refreshments. The course will start precisely on time and it may not be possible to go back over material missed by late arrivals. If you arrive over 30 minutes late you may be asked to leave and attend another day.

Please ensure you read our Terms and Conditions before booking for our payment terms and cancellation policy.

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