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Develop into a Director

Making the step change successfully
Key Facts
| Location | London and Manchester |
| Length | 1 day |
| Fees |
ACT/CIMA Members £539.00+VAT Non Members £599.00+VAT |
| CPD | 6 CIMA hours |
Book Now
- Monday 19 September 2011, London
- Thursday 6 October 2011, Birmingham
- Monday 7 November 2011, Glasgow
For further information about this course please contact:
Samantha Baglioni
Training Development Manager
T: +44 (0)20 7847 2559
E: training@treasurers.org
Further information
Course overview
This course delivers a range of tips and tools to make the leap from manager to director successfully.
This course is held by CIMA and endorsed by ACT.
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Programme
- Accountants and directors: the respective roles of the number two and one
- Understanding strategy: the aims and drivers of organisational strategy, examples of good and poor strategy
- Understanding how people behave at different levels
- Understanding the behavioural frameworks of other board members
- How behavioural conflicts from these different styles are generated and how to minimise them
- Understanding our stakeholders: consideration of stakeholder analysis and management
- Your governance responsibilities: including an introduction to the CIMA Strategic Scorecard™
- Position, options and risk elements of the CIMA Strategic Scorecard™
- Communication of finance to non-financial directors
What you will gain
- Insight into how and why other board members see things differently
- Techniques to positively challenge and develop organisational issues
- An overarching view of organisational strategy and strategic direction
- Knowledge of the various stakeholders of your organisation
- Awareness of directors’ governance responsibilities
- Understanding finance – from the perspective of your non-financial board colleagues
Who will benefit?
Recently appointed and future finance directors in all sectors and sizes of organisation.








