Course description
Directors Development Programme Accelerator
The Directors Development Programme Accelerator (DDP) has been designed alongside experts in industry and academia. The programme is 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. Additionally, the programme gives learners the opportunity to take their studies to the next level by offering an associated qualification - the Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership for Directors, which is validated by the University of Chester.
This structured, insightful and intensive programme provides an outstanding personal development opportunity. It will give participants a detailed understanding and up to date knowledge of the role of the Director and the Board, leadership, corporate strategy, finance and, crucially, organisational governance. Through the knowledge and experience of the course leader and peers, Participants will be encouraged to consider their own role alongside the Board, discussing relevant issues, challenges and solutions.
Through subject specialists, cutting edge research, case studies and models, participants will be proficiently equipped to improve Board effectiveness and increase their own contribution at Board level.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This programme has been designed for managers, directors and senior stakeholders with a minimum of three years’ senior management experience.
On successful completion of the Directors Development Programme, Participants will automatically be eligible to participate on the C-Suite Leaders Programme, should they wish to continue their learning and development.
Is this course right for you?
- Build your understanding of the role and responsibilities of a Director
- Build crucial commercial, operations and leadership skills
- Improve your confidence and effectiveness operating at board level
- Make more informed decisions
- Lead and plan more strategically
Outcome / Qualification etc.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this programme, participants will:
- Hold a 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
- Have improved confidence to effectively operate at board, C, D or executive-level management
- Possess knowledge of the latest boardroom best practice and principles
- Have developed the personal key skills to better influence the board and deliver more effective outcome
- Be able to make improved and more informed decisions, viewing challenges more objectively and delivering better results.
Training Course Content
Session 1
The Role of the Company Director and the Board
Key themes include:
- Director duties as defined in the Companies Act 2006
- Corporate and ethical governance
- Risk management in the current climate
- Offering both challenge and support in the boardroom and managing stakeholders
- Considering on-going legislative changes
Session 2
Finance for Non-Finance Directors
Key themes include:
- 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
- Recognising the signs of a failing company
- How to rely on and gain the most from the finance function
Session 3
Advanced Leadership for Directors
Key themes include:
- Self-awareness in leadership and 21st Century leadership practice
- Developing an inquisitive mind-set and leading organisational 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
Session 4
Advanced Strategic Planning for Directors
Key themes include:
- Understanding differences between strategic and operational thinking
- Strategic business planning concepts
- Designing and managing a process for successful organisational change
- Defining the business environment and influential factors
- Reviewing a range of strategic leadership and management theories to inform best practice
Session 5
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
Why choose In Professional Development
Delivered training to over 10,000 organisations
92% of delegates rate our courses as 5 star
Created over 2,500 CMI registrations
Expenses
Course Price
- Virtual Classroom: £3,000 +VAT
- Face to Face Classroom: £4,000 +VAT
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