Board training program - discover the best practices in board governance

Inspired by the latest research, the world’s best boards, and drawing on more than 40 years of board education experience, High Performance Boards is essential board member training for issues related to supervisory board performance and effectiveness.

Together with peer board members and prominent chairpersons from around the world, you learn about successes and failures and explore best practices in depth.

Join the leading Directors' education program since 1977 and see how you can make a positive difference to your board in IMD’s High Performance Boards. 

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Identify what makes best practice boards and drive positive board culture

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Evaluate and mitigate risk and maximize opportunities through strategic board involvement

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Learn how to manage a board in crisis and ensure the best succession planning

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You and your class

High Performance Boards (HPB) is for supervisory board members and chairpersons. The program welcomes family business members and is also ideal for teams from the same board seeking to improve their overall effectiveness.

Your board training program class is individually put together through a selection process to ensure that you experience the most impactful learning with a truly diverse group of global peers. Your class will become a trusted resource, encourage your learning journey and surprise you in many unanticipated beneficial ways both during and beyond your classroom experience.

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51
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HPB addresses the all-important question of a board’s sense of purpose by exploring in detail the chairman/CEO and the board/executive committee relationships. Key takeaways for me include how to optimize the composition of a board and how to engage with non-governmental organizations.

Michel Demaré

Deputy Chairman

Louis Dreyfus Company

 

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Master the latest best practices in board governance and earn your IMD Board Director Diploma
Next start & fee
Program length: 3 days.
2023
from
19
June
to
22
June

Lausanne

CHF 12,500

This program is full
2023
from
02
Oct.
to
05
Oct.

Lausanne

CHF 12,500

Apply
2023
from
27
Nov.
to
30
Nov.

Lausanne

CHF 12,500

Apply

SPECIAL OFFER

5th participant from the same company is free!

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BOARD PRACTICE SERIES
Digital Transformation for Boards (DTB)
Get the right digital vocabulary and toolkit

Develop your understanding of the new digital landscape so you can evaluate digital opportunities and threats for your organization with confidence.

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Team Dynamics for Boards (TDB)
Build a high performing board team

Discover how you can influence these relationships to drive a culture of high performance.

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