Are you encouraging a culture of high performance in your boardroom? Are you finding it hard?
Boards are social groups. How the board as a group behaves has enormous consequences on how the company is governed and performs. With this understanding, corporate governance codes around the world are increasingly imposing behavioral
requirements for board members.
IMD’s Team Dynamics for Boards enables you to explore these codes and how they compare to informal and unconscious
behaviors in the boardroom. You will gain expert insights into what constitutes functional and dysfunctional behavior on
boards, and how you can improve governance on your board.
By gaining a deeper awareness of what happens below the surface when groups interact, you will be empowered to drive
positive dynamics in your board that will improve its effectiveness in fulfilling its roles and responsibilities.
For all of us in the room, Team Dynamics for Boards had a ‘wow’ effect, showing us what we didn’t realize existed, and opening our eyes to when to support and when to challenge. The program made us understand that we all bring experiences and blind spots to our decision-making and behavior, and this awareness helps us bring our best to the board.
The program highlighted the importance of the Chair’s role in steering the board and managing the dynamics between board members through valuable simulations and exercises.
Understanding the individuals sitting on a board and where they are coming from is critical to understand what’s happening in your board and to foster positive team dynamics. For any board chair or aspiring board chair, this is a must. The program increased my awareness of the importance of emotional intelligence in a board and the worth of having an ear out for what individuals may or may not be saying.
Understanding how to pick the right Board team and how to manage the dynamics is key. This program helped me understand how to do just that.
Seeing team dynamics through a board lens was very interesting. The exercises we did gave me important new perspectives.
Preparation
- Derailment assessment
- Conflict modes profile
Board dynamics, director duties, and derailment
- Behavioral literacy – reading what is ‘above the table’
- Unconscious dynamics – sensing what is ‘under the table’
- Your derailment traits and conditions that could trip you up
Managing conflict, self-awareness, and creating a positive culture
- Managing conflicts as a board director
- Emerging with greater self-awareness through coaching conversations
- Tips for creating a more positive board culture
Length: 2 days on campus.
IMD board diplomas
