Professional Director CPD
Strategic Decision-Making

Virtual Delivery: May 20, 2021
11:00am to 1:00pm Atlantic

IoD Member: $100
Non-Member: $150 

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Overview

The aim of this workshop is to equip delegates with ways of strengthening their strategic decision-making ability. In a COVID/post-COVID world, being able to make great decisions around strategy has probably never been more important. This workshop provides insight into the ingredients of effective strategic decision-making and offers practical solutions to the main challenges.

This workshop is based on contemporary research into how directors and leadership teams make effective strategic decisions and draw on global insight from entrepreneurs and thought-leaders.

Professional Director CPD
Step To The Top

Virtual Delivery: April 27, 2021
11:00am to 1:00pm Atlantic

IoD Member: $100
Non-Member: $150 

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Overview

This workshop will enable participants to determine whether they are ready (and willing!) to take the step to the boardroom. Sometimes people find themselves presented with the opportunity to become a board member – perhaps on the basis of either being good at something else (e.g. being a senior manager, an accountant or an engineer) or perhaps by accident! Often, no consideration is given to whether they are board-ready or capable.

This interactive workshop explores what it means to be a director, the duties and obligations that the role brings with it and how it differs from being a manager in an organisation. It also examines the skills, knowledge and mind-set that are required of an effective board member and provide delegates who wish to make the leap to the boardroom with signposting to areas where they can get further support and training in order to develop into confident and effective directors.

Professional Director CPD
Leading from the Chair

Virtual Delivery: March 16, 2021
11:00am to 1:00pm Atlantic

IoD Member: $100
Non-Member: $150 

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Overview

The role of the chair in an organisation is often misunderstood and regularly becomes confused with the role of the CEO. A chair’s role is far more than organising and managing the process of board meeting execution. Analysis of successful organisations has revealed that the leadership role of the chair is vital in order to ensure that the board as a team makes decisions and discharges its duties and obligations effectively. This session will clarify the chair’s leadership role to unleash the value creating potential of the board.

Professional Director CPD
The Director's Role in Leading in a Crisis

Virtual Delivery: February 18, 2021
11:00am to 1:00pm Atlantic

IoD Member: $100
Non-Member: $150

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Overview

Leading in a crisis is an uncomfortable place for directors. We are dealing with uncertainty. Until recently, if asked, most business leaders would have said that they have not had to deal with a crisis and hoped that they never would. However, for many businesses crisis has become the norm, with Covid-19 having drastic implications on how organisations operate. A crisis is usually a turning point for an organisation, and directors must make critical decisions to ensure that their business can survive and return to some form of business as usual.

This CPD workshop seeks to draw out the characteristics of crisis leadership and provides a practical model which should help directors and the board navigate its way through a crisis whilst still discharging their legal obligations and responsibilities.

Professional Director CPD 
Company Purpose and ESG: Driving Long-term Value

Virtual Delivery: January 19, 2021
11:00am - 1:00pm Atlantic

IoD Member: $100.00
Non-Member: $150.00

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Overview

Recent years have seen significant changes in the way stakeholders expect organisations to present and run their business, requiring the boards of companies to re-evaluate their purpose within an environmental, social and governance (ESG) context. Boards need a firm grasp of value creation that satisfies all stakeholders, internal and external.

This workshop explores how meaningful purpose statements at the heart of an organisation’s business model bring benefits and drive long-term value creation. It also examines what influences stakeholder demand and introduces different reporting and disclosure frameworks that will help organisations report and communicate their ESG credentials effectively to their stakeholders.