Open-Enrollment Program Comparison
Date, Location, & Fees
Description
Explore how to navigate the politics and culture of the boardroom and discover how to make your voice heard in this program that will give you a strong foundation for serving in your first director role.
Highlights & Benefits
- Refine and enhance your professional brand to strengthen your board candidacy
- Receive practical guidance for building your board CV and professional biography
- Learn to network effectively with board decision-makers
- Determine which board opportunities are the best for you, and negotiate for them
Audience
Designed for distinguished senior-level female executives who aspire to serve on a corporate board or have recently been nominated.
Academic Director
Mary-Hunter McDonnell, JD, PhDBantwal Family Goldman Sachs Presidential Associate Professor; Associate Professor of Management, The Wharton School
Date, Location, & Fees
Description
Acquire critical management tools and gain new insight into the duties and nuances of board service. Learn how to forge partnerships with company officers to strengthen financial return, conduct better enterprise risk management, and achieve governance diversity during these complex times.
Highlights & Benefits
- Grasp how a director’s role is changing in today’s social, legal, and business environment
- For aspiring directors, learn how to present yourself as an attractive board candidate
- Look inside the process for nominating, selecting, and on-boarding directors
Audience
Senior-level executives aspiring to board service; those who have recently joined a board, veteran directors, or legal, HR or financial professionals who advise boards
Academic Director
Michael Useem, PhDWilliam and Jacalyn Egan Professor Emeritus of Management; Faculty Director, Center for Leadership and McNulty Leadership Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Mary-Hunter McDonnell, JD, PhDBantwal Family Goldman Sachs Presidential Associate Professor; Associate Professor of Management, The Wharton School
Date, Location, & Fees
Description
Gain invaluable insight into the sophisticated business and leadership concepts that will help you propel your career forward while actively maintaining a work-life balance. Advance and inspire with clarity, confidence, and conviction.
Highlights & Benefits
- Deepen your understanding of marketing, talent management, and financial reporting
- Strengthen negotiation skills, emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities
- Become a more influential leader
Audience
Female executives with 10+ years of experience
Academic Director
Nancy Rothbard, PhDDeputy Dean; David Pottruck Professor; Professor of Management, The Wharton School
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