The Board Directors' Programme course

The Board Directors' Programme equips you with the knowledge and skills needed to become an effective board member, including:

• Competitive advantage and how to leverage it for sustainable success
• Engaging with diverse stakeholder perspectives
• Developing your capability to influence and manage board relations
• The value of corporate, social and community responsibility.

The programme empowers board member to diagnose and respond to your board's specific challenges.

Who is it suitable for?

Current and future board members, and those who work with them (including executive and non-executive directors).

Objectives of the programme

For individuals:

• Understand how to add value and determine competitive advantage in your organisation
• Gain the self-confidence to maximize your role on the board
• Develop the skills and knowledge to facilitate others to fulfil both their individual and collective potential

For organizations:

• Develop board members who fully understand their roles and obligations, and who appreciate the value of shared goals
• Generate greater loyalty, retention and productivity throughout your organization
• Develop an approach that supports your organization’s reputation and is in line with your values and ethics

Programme Outline

Board structure and responsibilities

• The composition, role and dynamics of boards, including director relationships and their effect on the functioning of the board
• Board diversity
• The contribution of sub-committees and non-executive directors

Strategic performance (your own, your board's and your organization’s)

• How to engage fully with stakeholders.
• How to influence and effectively manage relations.
• When boards become dysfunctional.
• Your organization’s competitive advantage and how to leverage it.
• Governance and its role in sustainable success.
• The importance of corporate, social and community responsibility and reputation.

The programme also covers

• Role and contribution of investors
• How to get on to a Board
• Moral dilemmas