Course description
This intensive, practical Becoming a Non-Executive Director (NED) - Preparation programme, is designed to differentiate NED delegates from their peer group and help launch you into a portfolio career.
This highly interactive course combines theoretical, legislative and practical activities to build a comprehensive appreciation of the opportunities and risks associated with the exciting NED role. Drawing extensively on real-life case studies, role-play exercises and structured discussions, delegates will build a clear understanding of what’s needed to successfully secure a NED position and add value to an organisation in the role.
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Outcome / Qualification etc.
On completion of this programme delegates will have:
- An understanding of why the Non-Executive director role is important to a board and the specific ‘value add’.
- Awareness of what success and failure look like in the NED role, and how the role differs from an executive director.
- Appreciation of the legal framework in which the NED must operate, their duties, liabilities and where to go for further information.
- Understanding of the soft skills needed to be successful in the role of NED.
- Built an outline plan to secure a position as NED.
- An awareness of the dynamics of building and managing a portfolio career.
Training Course Content
Day One | Fundamentals
- Objectives, structure and work method.
- Success (and avoiding failure) in the NED role, including key differences from being executive director.
- Role Play - NED Interviews.
- Legal framework, NED formal duties and liabilities.
- Opportunities and risks in the NED role.
- Case Study 1: Practical networking.
- Day 1 summary & interim retrospective.
Day Two | Applications
- Securing the first role and managing a portfolio career from opportunity and risks viewpoints.
- People skills for ensuring effectiveness in the boardroom and beyond.
- Role Play - Board Meeting.
- Case Study 2: Portfolio career management.
- Module summary & full retrospective
Course delivery details
The two-day highly interactive Non-Executive Director course will cover the following areas:
- Success in the NED role, including key differences from being an executive director.
- The legal framework, formal duties and liabilities of a NED.
- People skills for ensuring effectiveness in the boardroom and beyond.
- Securing the first role and managing a portfolio career from opportunity and risks viewpoints.
Benefits of being a Non-Executive Director
- Boost your career, developing strategic thinking and business acumen
- Prepare your next move as a portfolio NED or a senior executive
- Compensation or remuneration
- Variation of operational and managerial experiences
- Develop new skills and learn from other similarly successful individuals
- Broaden your network and provide you with new professional opportunities
- Increase your professional status
- Give back to the business community
Salford Professional Development
Salford Professional Development (SPD) is a subsidiary of the University of Salford, located in Greater Manchester. It provides a wide range of training options, including in-house, virtual, and customised programs, serving over 9,000 clients annually from both the public and...