Board Leadership Training Program

Why select this training course?

In all industries across the various sector of the economy, board members chart the way forward for their diverse organizations. They make decisions that affect many people steadily, making their jobs precarious. For this reason, best corporate governance practices require board directors to improve their knowledge and skills through periodic training. However, having the proper knowledge and grooming for such a leadership position cannot be truly valued.

How do board members act?

Besides the stipulated role of every member of the board leadership, members are always expected to act as examples to employees and be thorough in their commitment to the company by acting and making decisions that only reflect positively on the company. This includes regular and punctual meeting attendance, due diligence at work, active participation in committees as parts or heads, and ensuring a smooth flow of communication from the employees and consumers to the executive director or chief executive officer.

What makes a successful board of directors?

If a board of directors will be successful, one of the most underpinning factors is the range of diversity it must have, starting from composition across relevant beliefs, ideas, abilities, talents, and perceptions cutting different demography.

The Board Leadership Training Program by Rcademy intimates participants with the boardroom’s strategic working and leadership necessities. The course is enriched with vital, detailed information about boardroom leadership across industries. This program also presents invaluable networking opportunities as fellow participants are from diverse organizations and a broad range of industries.

Who should attend?

The Board Leadership Training Program by Rcademy is well-matched for top-level people across various sectors, especially those at the helm of affairs at different levels in their various organizations. It is suited for executives who desire to stay ahead of trends or be trendsetters in their industry. This excludes a broad range of people and makes the course an “exclusive club.” Nonetheless, the range for networking is without bounds. This course is ideal for the under-listed set of people:

• Boardroom members of organizations who have to navigate a rapidly evolving market constantly
• Board members who want to move to the board of organizations in a different industry
• Representatives of large shareholders
• Executive officers who deal with a dynamic 21st-century workforce
• Officers in charge of governance framework within the organization
• Managers committed to positioning their companies as leaders in their various sectors
• Senior personnel who have their hearts set on boardroom positions or want to level up

What are the course objectives?

At the end of this Rcademy training, this course aims to achieve the following set of objectives for participants:

• Acquire the necessary skills and knowledge prerequisite to being a leader
• Understand the various styles, forms and action plans of leadership and when, where, and how to apply each
• Study the concept of corporate governance, especially the workings of the board of directors
• Understand the duties, roles and responsibilities of a board
• Identify the formal offices, composition and structure of a board
• Understand how a board can motivate an organization through leadership
• Understand the strategic and tactical issues addressed by a board
• Provide insight into the running of an effective and efficient board meeting
• Discover the best course of action to employ in managing the challenges of a board in an evolving economy
• Understand the effects of informal culture on the board
• Study conflict resolution methods, techniques and applicability
• Identify board evaluation procedures, processes and decision making

How will this course be presented?

Like all of our courses, the content of this course is carefully planned to be participant-centered. The course is delivered through different but effective methods that guarantee active participation and learning on the part of the participants. Professionals with vast years of experience in public and private boardrooms and classrooms deliver the course content. Also, the individual module in this course covers a broad subject matter area.

The Rcademy course on board leadership is curated towards practical experiences to ensure that participants are equipped with the right information to deal with issues and challenges of the 21st-century boardroom. To achieve this sort of experience, this course employs case studies and scenarios from boardrooms from all over the world for learning reinforcement and to aid the retention of information throughout the training. Consequently, the course is constantly improved with up-to-date data, methods and practices.

This updated information is made better through feedback from the course participants and ensures the course meets the needs of the learners. In addition, it matches theories with the application for better understanding for the participants.

What are the topics covered in this course?

Module 1: Introduction to the Concept of Leadership

• Overview of leadership
  – Concept and meaning of leadership
  – Types and qualities of a leader
  – Distinguishing features of a leader
  – Challenges of each type of leader

Module 2: Leadership Styles

• Identify selected leadership styles
  – Assessing various leadership styles
  – Analysing the styles of leadership
• Understanding leadership styles
  – Motivation for each style of leadership
  – Source of power for each style of leadership
  – Weaknesses for each style of leadership

Module 3: Corporate Governance

• Overview of corporate governance in practice
• ­ Meaning of corporate governance
• ­ Components of corporate governance
• ­ Corporate designs and control around the world

Module 4: Roles and Responsibilities of a Board / Corporate Governance

• Roles of members of the board
• Functions and duties of the members of a board
• Responsibilities of members of a board
• Qualifications and experience of a board member
• Roles of the audit committee in the function of a board

Module 5: Board Performance I

• Boardroom structure and meeting protocol
• Strategy planning and development
• Strategic collaborations within and outside the board

Module 6: Board performance II

• Performance and ethics in the boardroom
• Board reputation and reputation management
• Crises and conflict management
• Board performance and remuneration

Module 7: Strategic and Tactical Issues Confronting Boards

• Strategic market planning approaches
• Factors determining membership of the board
• Leadership through the numbers (worksheet)
• Gender representation in the boardroom
• Governance and compliance

Module 8: Board Evaluation

• Board governance instruments
• Effects of informal “culture” on the board
• Board evaluation practices
• Frameworks for board evaluation