Directors Development Programme
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Directors Development Programme Course
Introduction:
Directors provide strong leadership to an organization and are legally responsible for their organization's success, delivering value to shareholders.
The Directors Development Program (DDP) is an established and high-quality training course. Designed to support and provide leaders with the knowledge and skills to be a high-performing Director, preparing them for the demands and challenges that they face every day.
This accelerated five-day Director Development Program provides an outstanding personal development opportunity. It will give you a detailed understanding and up-to-date knowledge of the role of the Director and the Board, leadership, corporate strategy, finance, and crucially, organizational governance.
Participants will be expertly equipped to improve Board effectiveness and increase their contribution at the Board level. Offering the maximum personal and business benefit from a minimum investment.
Course Objectives:
By the end of this Directors Development Program course, you will be able to :
- Detailed knowledge and an in-depth understanding of the role and responsibilities of a director including legal obligations, personal liabilities, and expected duties and how these relate to your role in your business,
- Build crucial commercial, operational, and leadership skills and knowledge,
- Improved confidence and effectiveness operating at Board, C or D-level executive-level management,
- Knowledge of the latest Boardroom best practices and principles,
- Development of the personal key skills to better influence the board and deliver more effective outcomes,
- Improved and more informed decision-making, viewing challenges more objectively, and delivering better results,
- An ability to lead and plan more strategically, identifying threats and exploiting new opportunities.
Who Should Attend?
This program has been designed for Managers, Directors, and senior stakeholders, to support and provide leaders with the knowledge and skills to be a high-performing Director, preparing them for the demands and challenges that they face every day.
Course Outlines:
The Role of the Company Director and the Board
- Director duties as defined in the Companies Act
- Corporate and ethical governance
- Risk management in the current climate
- Offering both challenge and support in the boardroom and managing stakeholders
- Considering ongoing legislative changes
Finance for Non-Finance Directors
- The key financial reports and metrics of a business, including cashflow, balance sheet, and profit & loss/income statements
- How to interpret the financial information from a non-financial perspective
- Understanding accounting principles and standards
- Methods that can be used by finance directors to create financial information that is non-financial friendly, including financial ratios
- Understanding the relationships between a company’s financial stakeholders and its directors/business owners
- Recognizing the signs of a failing company
- How to rely on and gain the most from the finance function
Advanced Leadership for Directors
- Self-awareness in leadership and 21st Century leadership practice
- Developing an inquisitive mindset and leading organizational change and knowledge
- Managing performance and measuring progress
- Influencing a positive culture in the workplace through effective, responsible, and sustainable leadership
- Managing diverse inter-dependent teams
- Developing soft skills for performance (coaching and mentoring) and developing effective teams and resilience in the workforce
Advanced Strategic Planning for Directors
- Understanding the differences between strategic and operational thinking
- Strategic business planning concepts
- Designing and managing a process for successful organizational change
- Defining the business environment and influential factors
- Reviewing a range of strategic leadership and management theories to inform best practice
Strategic Marketing and Communications for Leaders
- Deriving value and market share from research and insights
- Developing a brand and ‘the universal truth’
- The purchasing decision-making process
- Public affairs and stakeholder communications
- Digital and social marketing
