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Eastside People is the new home for the Festival of Trusteeship and the revived event will form a central part of this year’s Trustees’ Week (from 3rd to 7th November 2025).
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Challenge accepted: How to disagree well on boards
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Summary
How to foster constructive challenge and healthy disagreement that lead to stronger governance.Detailed description
Disagreement isn’t a problem. It’s a sign of a healthy board. It’s how you handle it that matters.
In this session, we’ll explore why constructive challenge is vital for good governance, and why too much agreement can be just as dangerous as open conflict.
Learn how to spot groupthink, encourage constructive challenge and foster a board culture where difficult conversations lead to stronger decisions.
We’ll also explore how trustees can strike the right balance between challenging staff and offering meaningful support.
Disagreeing well is a skill few boards truly master, so this session is for every trustee who wants to help their board do better.
About Eastside People
The Festival of Trusteeship is a week-long online series of events, full of exciting options for anyone who wants to become a trustee, for committed trustees who want to keep learning and developing, and for charity leaders who want to understand best practice in trustee recruitment and inclusive governance.
The festival will deliver a mix of informative and practical webinars and workshops, and lively panel discussions relating to good charity board governance with a focus on diversity and inclusion. All sessions for aspiring trustees are free.
We’re delighted to announce that the Institute of Leadership is sponsoring this year’s event. A professional membership body representing a global community of managers, leaders, and organisations continued learning is a key part of how they shape the future of leadership. We’re also very grateful to Ecclesiastical Insurance, the sponsors of the planned 2024 event. Additionally, we’re also extremely pleased to have the support of Stone King, a purpose-led law firm.
We are incredibly grateful to our headline sponsor Institute of Leadership, for all their support. Similarly, we’re delighted to have the support of Stone King who are sponsoring one of our themed strands and our partners Ecclesiastical, Centre for Charity Effectiveness (at Bayes Business School), Board Racial Diversity UK, ACEVO, Association of Chairs, The Young Trustees Movement, the WI Learning Hub and Fair Collective.