Directors Development Programme Accelerator
The Directors Development Programme Accelerator (DDP) has been designed alongside experts in industry and academia. The programme is 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. Additionally, the programme gives learners the opportunity to take their studies to the next level by offering an associated qualification - the Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership for Directors, which is validated by the University of Chester.
This structured, insightful and intensive programme provides an outstanding personal development opportunity. It will give participants 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. Through the knowledge and experience of the course leader and peers, delegates will be encouraged to consider their own role alongside the Board, discussing relevant issues, challenges and solutions.
Through subject specialists, cutting edge research, case studies and models, participants will be proficiently equipped to improve Board effectiveness and increase their own contribution at Board level.
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Course Summary
Location - Belfast
Price - £4,250+VAT
Duration - 5 Days
Date - 18th November 2024
Our courses are delivered nationwide, both face to face and virtual depending on your requirements.
Our In-House training offers a bespoke delivery, in a location of your choice. We also offer one-to-one executive coaching.
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Our Vision
To challenge traditional learning by enabling professionals to access inclusive, transformational and real-world training.
Our Mission
To create a positive and lasting impact, empowering professionals to do more, achieve more and be more.
Our Values
Progressive
Inclusive
Accessible
Focused Expertise
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Our courses are delivered nationwide, both face to face and virtual depending on your requirements.
Our In-House training offers a bespoke delivery, in a location of your choice. We also offer one-to-one executive coaching.
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Our Vision
To challenge traditional learning by enabling professionals to access inclusive, transformational and real-world training.
Our Mission
To create a positive and lasting impact, empowering professionals to do more, achieve more and be more.
Our Values
Progressive
Inclusive
Accessible
Focused Expertise
About the Programme
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Our courses are delivered nationwide, both face to face and virtual depending on your requirements.
Our In-House training offers a bespoke delivery, in a location of your choice. We also offer one-to-one executive coaching.
Learning Outcomes
Understanding Directorship
Hold a 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 businessKey Business Skills
Build crucial commercial, operational and leadership skills and knowledgeOperate at Board level
Have improved confidence to effectively operate at board, C, D or executive-level management and possess knowledge of the latest boardroom best practice and principles.Make Informed Decisions
Be able to make improved and more informed decisions, viewing challenges more objectively and delivering better results.
Personal Key Skills
Have developed the personal key skills to better influence the board and deliver more effective outcomesOur Vision
To challenge traditional learning by enabling professionals to access inclusive, transformational and real-world training.
Our Mission
To create a positive and lasting impact, empowering professionals to do more, achieve more and be more.
Our Values
Progressive
Inclusive
Accessible
Focused Expertise
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
Qualification
Following completion of the Directors Development Programme, learners can opt to continue their studies with a
Postgraduate Certificate in Strategic Leadership for Directors.
Validated by the University of Chester. This is a level 7 postgraduate qualification which sits between an undergraduate degree and a masters.
About the Venue
This open programme will be held in the centre of Belfast in a renowned riverside location.
- Lunch and refreshments provided onsite
- Event Coordinator on hand to ensure the course runs smoothly
- Spacious learning area
- Workbook and resources provided
- Accessible venue
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Our courses are delivered nationwide, both face to face and virtual depending on your requirements.
Our In-House training offers a bespoke delivery, in a location of your choice. We also offer one-to-one executive coaching.
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Our Vision
To challenge traditional learning by enabling professionals to access inclusive, transformational and real-world training.
Our Mission
To create a positive and lasting impact, empowering professionals to do more, achieve more and be more.
Our Values
Progressive
Inclusive
Accessible
Focused Expertise
Our Services
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Our courses are delivered nationwide, both face to face and virtual depending on your requirements.
Our In-House training offers a bespoke delivery, in a location of your choice. We also offer one-to-one executive coaching.
Executive Coaching
This Institute of Professional Development
Our Vision
To challenge traditional learning by enabling professionals to access inclusive, transformational and real-world training.
Our Mission
To create a positive and lasting impact, empowering professionals to do more, achieve more and be more.
Our Values
Progressive
Inclusive
Accessible
Focused Expertise