The Director as a Strategic Leader

This Director as a Strategic Leader training course provides the opportunity to develop and enhance both the ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ skills needed for strategic leadership.

Developing top leaders is an art not a science. Leaders must inspire and motivate, whilst also having the long sighted abilities to create Visions and set organisational direction. They must have excellent inter-personal skills, whilst also being able to analyse financial reports. They must develop excellent stakeholder relationships, be clear about organisational priorities and have the ability to resolve conflicts and achieve compromises.

This The Director as a Strategic Leader training course will feature:

• The different roles board directors must adopt
• The key elements of developing and implementing company strategy
• Corporate governance: decision-making, transparency and risk
• Leadership skills including influencing, conflict resolution and interpersonal abilities
• The crucial role of effective communications inside and outside the organisation

By the end of This The Director as a Strategic Leader training course, participants will be able to:

• Describe and understand the different roles and perspectives of a Board member
• Demonstrate effective strategic analysis and develop strategic options
• Practice leadership skills such as influencing, motivating and delegating
• Apply and implement approaches for effectively implementing new strategies
• Distinguish and learn how different leadership styles affect organisational culture and climate

This The Director as a Strategic Leader training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

• Existing directors wanting to enhance their capabilities and competences
• Aspiring directors wanting to prepare for future roles
• Senior managers wanting to gain Board level perspectives
• Functional managers e.g. HR, IT, Finance, wanting to develop higher level capabilities
• Individuals seeking non-executive director roles

The training course will be delivered in a challenging, lively and engaging style by a highly qualified and experienced business leader, with experience of board positions. A range of methods will be used to engage delegates through use of video, case studies, group work and personal feedback. This The Director as a Strategic Leader training course will both challenge and support you to consolidate your experience or help you to the next level of strategic leadership.