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