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Modern Directors Programme

Written by In Professional Development | 31 March 2022, 10:09

On completion of this programme, delegates will:

  • Possess the ability to validate a company’s strategy in the context of the vision and mission of the business - it all starts with knowing where you are going AND why
  • Develop an effective framework that “links” vision/mission with everyone’s role and ensure everyone is pointing in the right direction - and ensuring you are not in the “80% of all strategies are not executed” category
  • Hold an understanding of the global and UK ESG landscapes, key frameworks and regulations and the impact on organisations
  • Understand how to the assess potential ESG impacts (risks and opportunities) for your own organisation
  • Have an appreciation of what strong ESG governance looks like, including best practices and examples of ESG focus and measuring impact
  • Have developed the ability to identify the signs and symptoms of stress, overwhelm and potential burnout in both yourself and those you work with closely
  • Have proactive steps to maintain and improve your overall sense of wellbeing and to increase control over your stress levels
  • Have an appreciation of the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion in your company
  • Hold an understanding of the 6 characteristics of inclusive leadership and how they can impact your role
  • Have the ability to involve the wider team in furthering the ED&I agenda within your company  
  • Gain an understanding of the 38 constituent components that go into making a Board BOTH high performing and effective
  • Hold an appreciation for the need for diversity of thought in and out of your Boardroom and how you can easily and effectively achieve this.
  • Hold an appreciation of how the structure of Board meetings can be changed to ensure that 80% of meeting time is spent looking forwards and not procrastinating about what has happened.
  • Have the ability to create a bespoke roadmap for the next 12 months for the development of your own board
  • Understand the 9 key common problems of meetings and decision making
  • Understand how to create “space” to manage and innovate
  • Developing the 5 key steps for quicker and more effective decision making across the broader organisation