Value Creation Through Effective Boards
- Dates: 15–18 MAY 2023
- Format: In-Person Learning takes place on the HBS campus or a designated location.
- Location: Spain
- Fee: €7,100; IESE Member Rate: €6,390
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Summary
The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a corporate board member, this program provides the frameworks for optimizing board structure, engagement, and performance. With greater insight into corporate governance oversight and best practices, you will emerge a stronger leader and decision-maker, ready to create more value for your company.
This program is developed and taught in collaboration with the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.
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Summary
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The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a corporate board member, this program provides the frameworks for optimizing board structure, engagement, and performance. With greater insight into corporate governance oversight and best practices, you will emerge a stronger leader and decision-maker, ready to create more value for your company.
This program is developed and taught in collaboration with the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.
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Create the best board for your companyCreate the best board for your company
- Design an optimal board structure and select the right directors
- Improve board dynamics and the board's interaction with management
- Lead constructive, consensus-building board meetings with time-efficient agendas
Strengthen corporate governanceStrengthen corporate governance
- Optimize your board governance approach
- Recognize how global governance challenges affect the business
- Improve governance processes relating to strategy, risk management, integrity, and oversight
- Prepare your board to react to crises and deal with exposure to risks
Expand your personal and professional networkExpand your personal and professional network
- Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
- Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions
Create the best board for your company
- Design an optimal board structure and select the right directors
- Improve board dynamics and the board's interaction with management
- Lead constructive, consensus-building board meetings with time-efficient agendas
Strengthen corporate governance
- Optimize your board governance approach
- Recognize how global governance challenges affect the business
- Improve governance processes relating to strategy, risk management, integrity, and oversight
- Prepare your board to react to crises and deal with exposure to risks
Expand your personal and professional network
- Extend your network by living and working with accomplished executives from various backgrounds, industries, and countries across the globe
- Build relationships with a diverse group of peers who can provide wide-ranging insights into your business challenges and career decisions
Who Should Attend
- Board members in public or private companies from any industry, including:
- Members of corporate and public supervisory boards
- Members of managing and executive boards
- Top talent pools of listed and large corporations
- Particularly appropriate for: Board members in large public firms or established companies that plan to go public
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Who Should Attend
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- Board members in public or private companies from any industry, including:
- Members of corporate and public supervisory boards
- Members of managing and executive boards
- Top talent pools of listed and large corporations
- Particularly appropriate for: Board members in large public firms or established companies that plan to go public
Admissions Criteria and Process
Application Submission
- You must complete and submit the online application.
- The IESE Business School Executive Education department will contact you by email to acknowledge receipt of your application, and will provide information about the program dates, sending of materials, and bank details needed to pay tuition.
- Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an email confirming your place in the program. You will also receive access to the preparatory coursework materials you will need to complete before the program begins.
Answering Your Questions
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
Application Submission
- You must complete and submit the online application.
- The IESE Business School Executive Education department will contact you by email to acknowledge receipt of your application, and will provide information about the program dates, sending of materials, and bank details needed to pay tuition.
- Once payment is confirmed, you will receive an email confirming your place in the program. You will also receive access to the preparatory coursework materials you will need to complete before the program begins.
Answering Your Questions
Fee, Payment, and Cancellations
What You Will Learn
Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, in-depth case studies, and group discussions, you will examine the strategic and organizational issues facing corporate boards of directors, including the impact of the regulatory environment, CEO succession and compensation, accountability and transparency, and the need for trust and close cooperation between board members and the management team.
Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
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What You Will Learn
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Through a rich learning experience that includes faculty presentations, in-depth case studies, and group discussions, you will examine the strategic and organizational issues facing corporate boards of directors, including the impact of the regulatory environment, CEO succession and compensation, accountability and transparency, and the need for trust and close cooperation between board members and the management team.
Participants should expect to spend at least 9-12 hours on self-paced case preparation prior to attending the program. Case materials will be made available approximately two weeks prior to program start.
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Corporate boards todayCorporate boards today
- Designing boards for a complex world
- Understanding the responsibilities of board members
The board's roleThe board's role
- Driving company strategy
- Supporting risk management and crisis management
- Enabling transparency and accountability
- Making a CEO appointment and supporting succession planning
Differences in board approachesDifferences in board approaches
- Understanding how corporate governance varies in different regions
- Exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial boards
Board dynamicsBoard dynamics
- Running effective board meetings and making informed decisions
- Increasing gender diversity by appointing more women to the board
- Monitoring, measuring, and improving board performance
Corporate boards today
- Designing boards for a complex world
- Understanding the responsibilities of board members
The board's role
- Driving company strategy
- Supporting risk management and crisis management
- Enabling transparency and accountability
- Making a CEO appointment and supporting succession planning
Differences in board approaches
- Understanding how corporate governance varies in different regions
- Exploring the characteristics of entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial boards
Board dynamics
- Running effective board meetings and making informed decisions
- Increasing gender diversity by appointing more women to the board
- Monitoring, measuring, and improving board performance
The HBS Advantage
HBS faculty members are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
The teaching team for this collaborative program is drawn from the faculties of Harvard Business School (HBS) and the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.
Ross Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
Professor of Strategic Management and Economics
Emeritus Professor in the Entrepreneurship Department
Honorary President
Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration
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The HBS Advantage
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HBS faculty members are widely recognized as skilled educators, groundbreaking researchers, and award-winning authors. Through their board memberships, consulting, and field-based research, they address the complex challenges facing business leaders across the globe.
The teaching team for this collaborative program is drawn from the faculties of Harvard Business School (HBS) and the IESE Business School, University of Navarra.
Faculty ChairRoss Graham Walker Professor of Business Administration
HBS Units:Accounting and ManagementGeneral ManagementFacultyIESE Business School University of Navarra:Professor of Strategic Management and Economics
IESE Business School University of Navarra:Emeritus Professor in the Entrepreneurship Department
China Europe International Business School:Honorary President
Philip J. Stomberg Professor of Business Administration
HBS Unit:Accounting and Management
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200
Email: infogm@iese.edu
Telephone: +34.93.253.4200