The Directors Development Academy
Course Overview
The Directors’ Development Academy offers experienced directors and senior executives the opportunity to develop their own CPD through bite-sized classes on the core competencies: Strategy, Leadership, Governance, Finance, Marketing, Operational Excellence and Non-Executive Directorship.
Each programme is a two-day, in-depth class that will provide leaders with the knowledge and skills to be a high-performing director, preparing them for the demands and challenges that they face in the real world.
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The Director Finance programme outlines a director’s responsibility for the provision of financial information and provides an understanding of financial language and a facility with its use.
The Corporate Governance for Directors Programme teaches delegates the importance of achieving business objectives as well as maintaining legal and ethical standing in the eyes of shareholders, regulators and the wider community.
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The Director Leadership programme helps develop leaders' to best manage risk, opportunities and influence change. Along with introducing theoretical and practical research that explores human behavior and the importance of self awareness to any personal development journey.
The Directors Strategy Programme course will differentiate delegates from their peer group and enhance your career. The programme will introduce theoretical and practical research that explores strategic management as an economic science as well as a leadership practice and skill set.
The Operational Excellence programme course is designed to differentiate director level delegates from their peer group and enhance their career. The highly interactive programme introduces theoretical and practical research to explore operational excellence through academic, leadership practice and organisational change lenses.
This intensive, practical Becoming a Non-Executive Director (NED) - Preparation programme, is designed to differentiate NED delegates from their peer group and help launch you into a portfolio career. This highly interactive course combines theoretical, legislative and practical activities to build a comprehensive appreciation of the opportunities and risks associated with the exciting NED role.
- Drive better organisaional change
- Develop your ability to identify, assess and manage risk
- Turn digital disruption into competitive advantage
- Become a more impactful and strategic leader
- Develop your ability and knowledge in financial management
Why should I study for the accreditation?
- You will attain an internationally recognised Masters level qualification that documents and communicates your abilities as a strategic leader.
- Your organisation will benefit from you having gone through a guided exercise of applying the teaching of the course to a work-based project and therefore maximising ROI from going on the course.
- You will develop a robust and repeatable process for undertaking strategic reviews and planning strategic projects in your future career.
- You’ll be able to articulate your business proposals referring to respected frameworks and strategic models, using the right language.
- You’ll ultimately derive better decisions and become elevated in the eyes of your peers and gain buy-in for proposals due to the way you have