On completion of this programme, participants will:
- Support entrepreneurial leadership and enable risk to be assessed and managed
- Contribute to the formation of strategic direction and aims, ensuring necessary financial and human resources are in place to meet objectives and review management performance
- Be an effective problem-solver
- Deliver sound judgement, including understanding of timing
- Contribute to the formation of a company’s values and standards, ensuring its obligations to shareholders, stakeholders and others are understood and met
- Communicate effectively, particularly with third parties
- Be empathetic – show a preparedness to listen (ahead of speaking) and appreciate, but not be swayed by, every different opinion. Show the patience to develop the company at the appropriate speed
- Maintain integrity – be honest and straightforward, consistent and reliable, irrespective of the circumstances, audience or pressures
- Ensure all company audit requirements are satisfied
- Effectively input into the remuneration of the executive directors and appointment of executive directors
- Apply the legal and regulatory framework that underpins the role of the non-executive director.