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The Role of the Managing Director

Learning Outcomes

  • Be able to validate the company’s strategy in the context of the vision and mission of the business - it all starts with knowing where you are going and why
  • Understand the challenges of managing strategic and operational responsibilities
  • Develop an effective framework that “links” vision/mission with everyone’s role and ensures that everyone is pointing in the right direction
  • Be equipped to lead with change management strategies, appropriate for the digital age
  • Be able to effectively manage crises (short or long term) at any given time
  • Be able to build and maintain an effective management team
  • Be able to build an effective advice network and introduce diversity of thought
  • Understand why boards (and therefore businesses) don’t achieve what they want
  • Understand the managing director’s position alongside and compared to the aims and objectives of the board
  • Understand the separate roles of the chair and the managing director
  • Assume full accountability for the board for all company operations
  • Build financial control and rhythm
  • Understand good corporate governance

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