Course description
Directors provide strong leadership to an organisation and are legally responsible for their organisation success, delivering value to shareholders.
The Directors Development Programme (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 Programme, 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, organisational governance.
Upcoming start dates
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This programme 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.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
By the end of this Directors Development Programme 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 practice 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.
Training Course Content
Day 1
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 on-going legislative changes
Day 2
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
- Recognising the signs of a failing company
- How to rely on and gain the most from the finance function
Day 3
Advanced Leadership for Directors
- 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
Day 4
Advanced Strategic Planning for Directors
- 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
Day 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
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