Shirley Otto
Biography:
Shirley Otto is a specialist in governance in Scottish charities and associations. She works as an independent trainer and consultant and has done so, with a wide variety of organisations, for the last twenty years.
Shirley has a particular interest in the dynamics that shape the functioning of boards / management committees and the relationship between paid managers and boards.
Shirley has a PhD in organisational psychology based on a study of the roles of chairs and chief officers in voluntary organisations and their counterparts in the public and commercial sectors. She has written and lectured on both management and governance in the third sector for both academics and practitioners.
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- Getting the Best out of Working With Boards
4 Nov, 13:45 - 14:45
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The relationship between Boards and senior management staff is vital to the functioning of 3rd sector organisations. However the relationship is not straightforward and can be confused and at times troublesome. This session explores how senior staff might get the best out of working with their Board.
- Getting the Best out of Working With Boards