IMD Board Readiness Diploma
Position yourself as a future-fit board member
The IMD Board Readiness Diploma equips executive directors and aspiring board members to confidently take up a board mandate. Participants will explore the principles, practices, and behaviors necessary for effective board directorship and reinforce their learning through multiple exercises and activities.
The learning journey ensures that they have the knowledge and skills to confidently serve on and contribute to a board.
After completing the diploma and accumulating boardroom experience, participants can continue their learning journey and obtain the IMD Board Director Diploma.
Online, 5 weeks, 4-6 hours a week
The Board Readiness Diploma pathway starts with a core program: Mastering Board Governance. This gives you the foundations of how boards function, as well as the principles and practices of good governance. Weekly board simulations allow you and your classmates to put your learning into practice and receive valuable feedback to reflect on your own board work.
At the outset, you have a coaching call to explore your learning objectives for the diploma journey, and the implications for how you will approach your learning activities throughout.
On campus, three 2-day programs
Your pathway continues with three short thematic programs of your choice focusing on key areas that bring value to the boardroom. These programs are also open to highly experienced board members working towards the Board Director Diploma.
Choose any three from the below:
- Strategy Governance for Boards
- Stakeholder Management for Boards
- Boards and Risks
- Team Dynamics for Boards
- Digital Transformation for Boards
- Finance for Boards
- Driving Sustainability from the Boardroom
- Women on Boards
The final phase of your journey is an assessment of your full portfolio of learning activities (assignments, quizzes and learning journal reflections), required to earn your IMD Board Readiness Diploma.
After having accumulated relevant board experience, you have the option of continuing your learning journey with the High Performance Boards program and earning the IMD Board Director Diploma.
Throughout your learning journey, you will engage in a range of activities aimed at supporting your development of key governance capabilities and prompting reflection about the implications for you as a board member.
I’m formally launching my board career. IMD’s board education is a strong credential to evidence good board governance skills that drive impact and value.
IMD enlightened me on how exemplary boards function and helped me find my role and balance on boards in order to make a real contribution.
With boards comes responsibility. Transitioning to a board career demands good governance foundations and solid frameworks.
