Improving Personal Impact in the Boardroom

Which level is targeted at the end of the training course?

Advanced

How long does the training course last?

1,00 day(s)

In which language(s) is the training course taught?

When will the next session take place?

Who is organising this training course?

ILA is a non-profit organisation founded on 14th April 2005. It was launched in Luxembourg following the Second European Conference on Corporate Governance organized jointly by the European Presidency and the European Commission in order to aid and support Directors in their functions. ILA is an active member of ecoDa, the European Confederation of Directors Associations.

Who is the training course aimed at?

The course is targeted for board members, whether Non-Executive Directors or Executive Directors; as well as Aspiring Directors.

What are the aims or the skills being targeted?

Acquired skills

Extracting relevant information in meetings and navigate around cognitive bias
Challenging constructively and effectively
Leading with conviction when you are not convinced by other ideas
Leveraging and building on different ideas from other board members

What does the training course cover?

The Board of Directors is a place for discussion and debate between directors leading to collegial discussions. Interacting effectively with your peers requires mastering different behavioral qualities, known as soft skills.

Knowing how to adopt the appropriate postures for this very particular type of collegial work is crucial.

Having influence in a Board of Directors meeting requires mastering communication techniques to extract information, challenge constructively and lead with ideas. It also involves the ability to leverage the different expertise and experience from the other Board members.

This course gives the participant a communication toolkit of what to say, how to say it and when to say it in order to make incisive contributions to the discussion and move the debate forward.

Benefits of the course

At the end of the training, the participant will be able to:

Position the discussion at a level appropriate for the Board
Participate in Board meetings with a constructive posture
Promote co-construction to reach collegial decisions with other administrators
Build a collaborative relation with management

What teaching methods are used?

The content involves not only academic presentations, but also practical examples based on real life experience. The course offers discussion opportunities and sharing of experience with both presenters and other course participants.