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The Minutes and Meetings Management Masterclass for Company Secretaries and Directors In-house Training

This practical meeting management training course will give you the skills and knowledge to manage meetings effectively

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Course overview

This meeting management training course is designed to explain the purpose of meeting minutes and provide guidance and practical help to those involved in meeting management and support. 

Minute writing is difficult and time consuming.  Understanding both why minutes are important and how to develop this essential, practical skill is central to the director’s role. Having these skills will save you time and allow you to focus more on the substance of the meeting, rather than the administrative tasks. 

This training course is part of our series of Corporate Strategy Training Courses covering the essential skills and best practices for all Company Directors and Company Secretaries, as well as business leaders and entrepreneurs.

Why you should attend

By attending this course you will:

  • Get to grips with the challenges of minute writing and the skills you need to improve
  • Understand the purpose of minutes and resolutions
  • Develop your decision making and organisation skills
  • Examine the documentation necessary for productive meetings
  • Clarify the key roles at a meeting and the different types of meetings
  • Learn the skills for effective meeting management 

Who should attend?

  • Company Directors
  • Company Secretaries
  • Minute takers
  • Legal professionals
  • Governance professionals
  • All professionals looking to develop their skills

This course will cover:

  • The purpose of Minutes
  • Meeting types and key roles at a meeting
  • Effective decision making processes
  • Meeting management

Russell Shackleton

Russell Shackleton, CIA, CFE, MBA, FRSA, is a risk management and corporate governance expert consultant and trainer. He is an experienced advisor to Boards and sub-committees, and a tutor on the Financial Times Non-Executive Director programme.

He is an accomplished change agent and strategic thinker, as well as a civil and commercial mediator. He has an Executive MBA from Henley Business School and is a governance specialist with the FT Non-Executive Director Diploma.

Russell applies his operational experience allied with strategic thinking, exemplary leadership and team working skills to help businesses bring a structured change that is pragmatic, sustainable, and meets the needs and cultural fit of their organisation. He is passionate about empowering groups to achieve more than their component parts through effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration.

He has worked with many industries across the world, including manufacturing, FMCG, retail, automotive, supply chain logistics, food production/services, construction, textiles, engineering, infrastructure, energy, warehousing, transport, and charities.

Now based in the UK, he continues to serve organisations with an international footprint, culture or supply chain, both as an consultant / trainer or a Non-Executive Director and maintain those connections and knowledge. He speaks English and French.

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Reviews of IPI's The Minutes and Meetings Management Masterclass for Company Secretaries and Directors training course


Excellent

Aug 4 2023

Onyeche Helen Adogwa
Principal Partner, Adogwa & Co. Ltd

Aug 4 2023

Mr. Davies was very kind, and his passion for minutes lifted a lot of that burden feeling. I look forward to using a few new skills and techniques.

Daisy Martinez
General Manager, Laguna Madre Water District

May 22 2023

Everything was great, I was looking to make my minute taking more professional and with this course I did.

Susan Wilkinson
Executive Assistant, Danbro Trading Group

United Kingdom

  • Business West
  • Danbro Trading Group
  • Nasdaq
  • National League

Canada

  • Peoples Group
  • The Azrieli Foundation

United States of America

  • Bay Holdings Group LLC
  • Laguna Madre Water District

Trinidad And Tobago

  • Adogwa & Co. Ltd

Multiple colleagues? See above for details of our discounts for 2, 3, or 4 delegates. For more, talk to one of our training experts to discuss how to:

Run this course conveniently and cost-effectively in-house for your staff and colleagues

Aleksandra Beer

Aleksandra BEER
Training expert

Yesim Nurko

Yesim NURKO
Training expert

+44 (0)20 7749 4749

inhouse@ipi.academy