Directors Professional Development Program

The DIXONTECH Directors Professional Development Program is designed to strengthen the strategic, governance, and leadership capabilities of directors and senior executives. The programme focuses on enhancing board effectiveness, strategic oversight, decision-making, and organisational stewardship, enabling directors to fulfil their fiduciary responsibilities and lead organisations with clarity, integrity, and long-term value creation in complex and highly regulated environments.

TRAINING TOPICS

• Roles and responsibilities of directors
• Corporate governance and board effectiveness
• Strategic oversight and organisational performance
• Financial literacy and risk oversight for directors
• Ethics, compliance, and fiduciary accountability
• Leadership, influence, and board dynamics
• Stakeholder engagement and reputation management
• Continuous development and board succession planning

BY THE END OF THIS TRAINING COURSE, DELEGATES WILL BE ABLE TO:

• Fulfil director roles with confidence and accountability
• Strengthen governance and board oversight practices
• Contribute effectively to strategy and performance review
• Interpret financial and risk information at board level
• Uphold ethical standards and fiduciary duties
• Influence executive leadership and stakeholders
• Support sustainable organisational growth and resilience

TRAINING IS TAILORED TO

• Board directors and non-executive directors
• Executive directors and senior executives
• Board committee members and chairs
• Public-sector and state-owned enterprise directors
• Family business and private company directors
• Senior leaders preparing for board appointments

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This DIXONTECH programme combines executive briefings, board-level case studies, facilitated discussions, and practical governance exercises. Participants engage in realistic boardroom scenarios, peer learning, and strategic simulations designed to translate governance principles into effective director-level practice.

DAY 1

DIRECTORS’ ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND GOVERNANCE FOUNDATIONS

• Legal and fiduciary duties of directors
• Roles of the board versus executive management
• Principles of effective corporate governance
• Board structures, committees, and charters
• Accountability, transparency, and oversight
• Director liabilities and risk exposure

DAY 2

STRATEGIC OVERSIGHT AND ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

• Board role in strategy formulation and approval
• Evaluating business models and strategic choices
• Performance management and KPI oversight
• Monitoring execution and strategic risk
• Long-term value creation and sustainability
• Board involvement in major investments and change

DAY 3

FINANCIAL LITERACY, RISK, AND COMPLIANCE FOR DIRECTORS

• Understanding financial statements at board level
• Budget approval and financial control
• Enterprise risk management and assurance
• Internal controls and audit oversight
• Regulatory compliance and governance reporting
• Crisis management and board decision-making

DAY 4

BOARD LEADERSHIP, DYNAMICS, AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

• Effective board leadership and decision-making
• Boardroom dynamics and constructive challenge
• Managing conflicts of interest
• Executive oversight and CEO evaluation
• Stakeholder engagement and reputation management
• Communication with regulators, shareholders, and the public

DAY 5

ETHICS, CONTINUITY, AND DIRECTOR DEVELOPMENT

• Ethical leadership and governance culture
• Corporate responsibility and ESG oversight
• Board evaluation and continuous improvement
• Director succession planning and renewal
• Personal director effectiveness and development planning
• Final simulation: Board decision-making in a complex scenario