Director and Board Development
Agile programmes with fresh and relevant content that confront the challenges Business Leaders are facing today
Leadership and Governance has rarely been more crucial to enable robust planning, critical analysis and strategic impetus which benefit and grow our businesses. The past two years have been a time for business leaders to think and act quickly in response to a continuously evolving business environment. Looking after the interests of multiple other people, it is often difficult to make time to stop and think about yourself and recharge your batteries for the next period. Seldom has it been more important to devote time to understanding yourself, your leadership approach and establishing how you can best build and deploy your strengths.
Led by business professionals with a wealth of cross sector experience bringing topics and themes to life with practice, real world examples, our Director and Board Development series builds and reinforces the competencies needed to be an exemplar Director and leader by covering the vital aspects of directorship and approaches which make these roles more effective to tackle issues, embrace opportunities and lead transformational change.
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Director and Board Development Courses
Explore all our Director and Board Development courses and workshops in the boxes below. You will find the upcoming course dates in the links below. For alternative dates and to view our full calendar, click here. We also offer bespoke programmes, tailor made to fit the needs of your business.
The Role and Responsibility of a Director
2 Day Course
Next date: 4th and 5th October
Location: Wolverhampton
Directors frequently underappreciate the responsibility which comes with such positions including statutory or fiduciary duties and other legal obligations. This informative workshop develops knowledge and insights into the essential responsibilities of being a Director.
The Role of Finance in Business
2 Day Course
Next Date: 15th and 16th November
Location: Wolverhampton
Directors are expected to be familiar with the financial health of their business and be able to interrogate information, be aware of concepts, terminology and other factors to make sound financial judgements in line with their legal responsibilities. This workshop is particularly Designed for Non–Financial Directors.
Leading Strategic Change
2 day workshop
Next date: 13th and 27th September
Location: Wolverhampton
These highly interactive and practical workshops equip Directors to challenge, drive, and confidently contribute fully to the decision making process based upon understanding the situational context, drivers and regulatory frameworks their business operates in to craft and set meaningful and valuable strategy.
Your Leadership Approach
1 Day Course
Next Date: 11th October
Location: Wolverhampton
Effective Directors deploy the strengths and talent to drive their business forward. No universal ‘right’ approach exists and, as such, honing self-awareness and the most appropriate skills for the right situation are needed to influence, enthuse and lead.
Building Better Boards
1 Day Course
Next Date: 1st November
Location: Wolverhampton
With responsibility for the oversight of strategic change in organisation and legal obligations, Boards need to work together to make informed yet hard choices which are right for the business. Effective Boards consider and value the multitude of voices and experiences of their members to create a fertile ground for debate, discussion, challenge and the convergence of capabilities and ideas.
The Board Ready Director
1 day workshop
Location: Wolverhampton
Effective governance requires confident Directors or Boards to be ambitious, driven and operate with high levels of awareness to lead their people and their businesses. This workshop brings together all the attributes a good Director needs in a practical and safe environment.
We also offer courses for non-executive directors
1 Day Course
Next Date: 6th December
Location: Wolverhampton
Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) are there to provide their experience, perspectives and support Directors and Manager to deliver plans and realise objectives. Alongside the legal responsibilities, NEDs must have highly developed self-awareness, the ability to set strategic direction, influencing skills and conviction.
About the Programme Leaders
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Anna Bateson |
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Terry Waymouth |
In House and Bespoke Development
All of our workshops could be delivered to your own team, in house or even virtually if your employees are spread across the globe.
If our workshops don’t address the needs of your business, give us a call and one of our Programme Facilitators will work with you to determine how we can help.
Board Evaluations
Managers and employees are regularly appraised, financial accounts are audited, and progress against business plans measured.
As a group of leaders, how frequently is your Board evaluated to ensure it has the skills, competencies, and attributes to perform for the business?
Chairs should consider regular evaluation in line with the UK Corporate Governance Code which provides a full diagnosis and analysis of the Board.
We evaluate boards in a variety of ways that suit the client, such as one-to-one interviews or questionnaires, then carry out full diagnosis and analysis that can be sent to the Chair or presented at a Board meeting.
