Oct 12, 2025Do you need to brief directors on a control gap without slipping into jargon—or losing the room? This lesson gives you a repeatable, board-fit script to explain control exceptions clearly, link them to risk appetite, and make a decisive ask with confidence. You’ll get concise explanations, model sentences (UK/US variants), real board-ready examples, and targeted exercises to sharpen your delivery. By the end, you’ll present a control exception in under two minutes—audit-grade, accountable, and aligned to business outcomes.

Oct 12, 2025Do your board packs blur KRIs and KPIs, leaving directors unsure whether they’re seeing risk appetite pressure or a performance wobble? In this lesson, you’ll learn to define KRIs and KPIs with audit‑grade precision and produce board‑ready wording using a reusable template. You’ll find clear explanations, jurisdiction‑aware guidance for UK and US boards, real‑world examples, and short exercises to lock in the method. Finish with a concise, defensible definition set—complete with formulas, sources, thresholds, and escalation rules—that drives confident executive decisions.