WORLD CLASS LEADERS: WORLD CLASS BOARDS

Faculty

 

Envisia has invited Professor Andrew Kakabadse - ranked in Thinkers50, the listing of the world’s top 50 business thinkers - to share authentic case studies, situations, and experiences, fostering discussions and analyses of real-life scenarios.

Professor Andrew Kakabadse: “Boards have to improve their effectiveness, but not their efficiency. Less time is now spent on long-term planning and the intricacies of strategy delivery, while the pressures for immediate and measurable results continues apace”.

 

MASTERCLASS FACILITATOR
Professor Andrew Kakabadse, Chairman of the Director's Forum, Professor of Governance and Leadership at Henley Business School - University of Reading, UK, Chair of the Board, Envisia – Boards of Elite, has published 45 books and over 250 articles, including the bestselling books: The Politics of Management, Working in Organisations, The Success Formula and Leadership Intelligence: The 5Q's.  
His areas of expertise are the following: Strategic Leadership, Profiling (for board members and top management), Board Dynamics and Performance, Governance and Public Policy, Coaching.
Over the years he has been an advisor at government level (British, Irish, Australian governments, etc.), to major financial institutions (Citi, Bank of America, NatWest Bank, RBS, Bank of Ireland, etc.) and large corporations (BMW, Ford, British Airways, Lufthansa, Swedish Post, Severstal /Russia, Heidrick & Struggles, KPMG, etc.). He has also been a consultant to several UN agencies, the World Bank, charities and health organisations, police structures etc.
Andrew is listed in Who’s Who and is a life member of the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame. He is a Fellow of the European Academy of Science and Arts, the British Psychological Society, the British Academy of Management, and the Institute of Chartered Secretaries. 

 

JOIN IF YOU ARE    

• Managing Director
• Board Member C-suite executives (CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs, CTOs, CDOs, CMOs, CHROs etc)
• Senior Management Consultants
• Business Leaders

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Understand the Board oversight that makes a difference demands world class leadership from directors.
• How to steward and guide the C Suite and set appropriate performance and ethical standards necessary for superior quality contributions from individuals, teams so that the organization itself makes the difference. 
• Continually balancing adaptability under changing market conditions against the diversity necessary for moulding a resilient organisation requires a sharp intellect combined with a penetrating sensitivity toward multiple stakeholders.  

 

MASTERCLASS CONTENT

This Masterclass focuses on WHAT IT TAKES to be a World Class Leader on a World Class Board. Global research undertaken by the Kakabadse team highlights how deep engagement with customers, suppliers, communities, regulators, shareholders, government, and other stakeholders can be realised.

Five themes will be scrutinised: 

• The challenging nature of Board dynamics
• The criticality of the Chair/CEO relationship  
• How Board directors can make a difference
• Influencing critical stakeholders
• Growing a high performing board and organizational culture.

 

TRAINING METHODOLOGY
Learning will be through working through “real live” case studies, exchange of experiences and feedback from Professor Andrew Kakabadse. 
Attention will be given to the challenges faced by the programme participants and how these can be turned into positive outcomes. This process makes the training fast-paced, challenging, and empowering.

 

WHEN & WHERE    
June 20, 2024 (Thursday) at Intercontinental Athenee Palace (Strada Episcopiei)     

TIME YOU NEED TO INVEST 

• Masterclass: 10,00 – 17,30
• Business Cocktail: 17,30 – 19,30

CERTIFICATE: A certificate will be issued by Envisia – Boards of Elite with 6 CPD  hrs.

 

COST OF THE MASTERCLASS PACKAGE: 900 EUR + VAT/participant, including: 

• Training
  • Facilitator - a life member of the Thinkers50 Hall of Fame
  • Personal participation with real examples and discussions with top peers conducted by the facilitator
  • Course Support
• Logistics and Networking:  
  • Top Location & Ambiance
  • 2 coffee breaks + lunch 
  • Business Cocktail: facilitator, participants, VIP special guests