Course

Board Readiness

Board Readiness
Course duration
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5 intensive days
Format
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In person
Price
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From 3,800 EUR
Level
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Executive

A five-day intensive for senior executives preparing for their first non-executive appointment, taught by sitting chairs and directors.

The programme addresses the hardest part of the transition: moving from running an organisation to overseeing one. Teaching is built around live board simulations rather than lectures on governance codes.

  • Directors' duties, liability, and the legal frame of the role
  • Reading board papers critically and asking the question nobody has asked
  • Board dynamics, chair relationships, and committee work in practice
  • Positioning yourself for a first appointment and assessing the right board

Every participant sits through recorded board simulations and receives individual feedback from practising directors on their contribution, judgement, and presence in the room.

What you will learn

Directors' duties, board dynamics, and the shift from executive doing to non-executive oversight. The course addresses the discipline of governing rather than running an organisation.

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How the programme runs

Five intensive days in Vienna, taught through live board simulations with sitting chairs and non-executive directors. Cohorts are capped at fourteen participants.

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Considered executive education begins here

Learn directly from faculty who still practise, through programmes built to sharpen judgement rather than collect credentials.

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Diane Castellano

Diane Castellano

Managing partner

The rigour throughout was exceptional. Nothing was simplified for comfort, and the feedback was specific enough to act on the following week.

Eleanor Ashworth

Eleanor Ashworth

Board chair

Board Readiness gave me the vocabulary and the confidence to contribute from my first meeting rather than spending a year working out the rules.

Lucas Walker

Lucas Walker

Chief Executive

Twelve weeks that changed how I make decisions. The faculty pushed harder than any board I have sat on, and the capstone reshaped our strategy.

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