# The Board Under Review: Leading When Your Own Governance Is Questioned

> For chief executives, chairs and directors when a regulator, investors or a whistleblower question the board itself. Protect independence and the…

- Provider: BrandsClass Executive Academy (a Brands Nexus Network Limited company)
- Format: online lessons, then a live virtual boardroom simulation with AI board members, scored against a published rubric
- Duration: about 240 minutes (9 lessons)
- Access: 365 days from the day you start
- Price: ₦300,000 (NGN)
- Certificate: a certificate that anyone can verify online. It is not a regulated or accredited qualification.
- Level: Boardroom
- Who it is for: Chief executives, chairs, directors, company secretaries, general counsel and audit-committee members of listed, regulated and large private companies.
- Page: https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-board-under-review-leading-when-your-own-governance-is-questioned/
- Last updated: 2026-10-20

## What you will learn

- Understand why boards come under review and what good governance requires
- Know the CEO's delicate role when the board itself is the subject
- Identify and manage conflicts of interest and independence failures
- Protect whistleblowers and refuse a hunt for the source
- Support a credible, independent board evaluation
- Work honestly with regulators, investors and proxy advisers
- Take hard decisions on board renewal and build a board that works

## Lessons

1. Anatomy of a board under review
2. The first hours: command with care
3. Independence and conflicts of interest
4. The chair and the chief executive
5. Evaluating the board
6. Whistleblowers and speaking up
7. Regulators and investors
8. Hard decisions
9. A board that works

## How to enrol

Open https://brandsclass.com/courses/the-board-under-review-leading-when-your-own-governance-is-questioned/ to create a free account and buy a seat.