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Empower your impact in the boardroom

Do you have the ambition to take a seat on an executive -or supervisory board within the next three years or have you recently been appointed as a board member? Explore what our programme has to offer for ambitious female leaders like you.

Equip yourself with essential tools to navigate boardroom challenges and make an impactful difference. Enhance your leadership presence, understand boardroom dynamics, and expand your professional network. The programme offers insights, expert guidance, and a supportive community of like-minded women.

Take the first step towards your boardroom ambition

Delve into the details of our programme and discover how you can unlock your potential and create a powerful impact in the boardroom. For more in-depth information about the programme, including curriculum details, testimonials, and registration options, download the brochure and start your leadership journey today.

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Three Pillars

Within the programme we strongly build on the following three pillars:

GOVERNANCE

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PERSONAL BRANDING

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VALUABLE NETWORK

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Corporate Sector

Are you an ambitious woman who has recently made the step to a supervisory board or executive board or do you have the ambition to make this step within now and 3 years? If so, this 11-day intensive course is entirely suited to your learning and development needs.

This year, we are organising the 14th edition Women on Boards! Anyone joining a board or supervisory body faces great challenges and surprises. With the right tools to conduct board discussions and a network of women in similar positions to exchange experiences with, you will have a solid foundation. Deloitte's varied Women on Boards programme offers you this unique combination.

The Women on Boards programme is designed to help you increase and/or broaden your knowledge and skills on relevant topics, from corporate governance, risk and crisis management and innovation to boardroom dynamics, boardroom effectiveness and personal branding. Together, you will explore business cases, exchange knowledge and experience in interactive work formats and work on your hard and soft skills.

In addition, the programme offers plenty of opportunity to build a network with the other participants and teachers. In a confidential atmosphere and at unique locations in the Netherlands, you will build a strong mutual bond. A bond that will not end after this programme and that will help you operate successfully as a director or supervisory director.

  • You will expand your network with high-quality teachers and other women who operate at an equivalent top level
  • You will develop insights into your own role
  • You will gain insight into and learn how to deal with boardroom dynamics
  • You will learn to spot and respond to financial and reputation risks
  • You will optimise your soft skills: lobbying, networking and personal branding
  • You will be invited to various meetings every year, which will contribute to building and strengthening your network
  • You work on the effectiveness of your team
  • You learn to increase your impact within the board
  • You develop, broaden and/or deepen your knowledge on leadership, governance and integrity in the boardroom

The Women on Boards course is specially designed for:

  • Women who aspire to hold a position on the executive board or supervisory board within a maximum of three years
  • Women who have recently joined the executive board and/or supervisory board

Before starting the course, you will have an intake interview to determine your expectations and personal learning goals.

Day 1

Theme: Connect for impact, Boardroom Governance & Dynamics

Purpose: Kick-off of the programme and insight into dealing with governance and dynamics in the boardroom

Day 2

Theme: Leadership & Boardroom effectiveness

Purpose: Increasing your impact within the board and building blocks for a diverse and effective team

Day 3

Theme: Position in the BoD vs. Supervisory Board & personal positioning

Goal: How do I acquire a position as director, supervisor or supervisory director?

Day 4

Theme: Psychological safety

Goal: Gain insight into the importance of psychological safety for innovation, wellbeing and inclusiveness and the role of leadership in creating a safe culture

Virtual networking opportunity

Theme: Boardroom Business & Experience

Purpose: The networking carousel is designed to simulate a (virtual) networking event where you meet people who can be valuable to your network.

Day 5

Theme: Sustainability: Broader Perspectives for the Boardroom

Goal: Update knowledge and develop insight into your own role as director or supervisory director

Day 6

Theme: Boardroom Presence & Impact

Goal: Optimise soft skills for board members and supervisory directors aimed at balancing inner strength and outer positioning

Day 7

Theme: Dialogical Leadership and intervision

Goal: Insight into leadership forms, your preferred leadership style & personal cases/group supervision

Day 8

Theme: Leadership under pressure

Goal: Linking market developments to the boardroom and gaining insight into the three phases of crisis management

Day 9, 10 & 11

Theme: Personal branding, Boardroom Presence & the invisible network

Goal: Optimising soft skills for board members and supervisory directors - lobbying, networking and personal branding

Women on Boards English

Do you have the qualities and ambition to take a seat on an executive -or supervisory board within the next three years or have you recently been appointed as a board member? Then, this 9-day executive programme is especially developed for you.

We have designed the Women on Boards English edition, especially developed for international women seeking to take the next step towards a boardroom position in the Netherlands.

Anyone who is appointed as member of a board or supervisory body will face big challenges and surprises. With the proper tools for boardroom discussions and a network of women in similar positions with whom you can share your experiences, you have a solid basis. Deloitte’s varied Women on Boards programme offers you this unique combination.

This program is designed to help you enlarge and/or broaden your knowledge and skills on topics such as; corporate governance, risk and crisis management and innovation, to boardroom dynamics, boardroom effectiveness and personal branding. You will dive into business cases together, share knowledge and experiences in interactive formats, and you will work on both your hard and soft skills.

The programme offers sufficient room for building a network with the other participants and lecturers. You will be building strong mutual ties in an intimate setting and at unique locations in the Netherlands. Ties that endure a lifetime and will help you be successful as a female leader.

  • You will learn how to handle dynamics in the boardroom
  • You develop, broaden and/or deepen your knowledge of
    leadership, governance and integrity in the boardroom
  • You will learn to increase the effectiveness of your team
  • You learn to signal and respond to financial and reputational risks
  • Optimise your soft skills; Lobbying, networking and personal branding
  • Connect to, and learn from, women who have achieved demonstrable success as board members
  • As an Alumnae member you with gain access to exclusive member benefits, such as being invited to annual Women on Boards events, which will help you connect with influential and successful women

This Women on Boards programme is designed for international women seeking to take the next step towards a boardroom position in the Netherlands:

• International women who have recently been admitted to the Board of Directors or Supervisory Board

• International women with the ambition and qualities to take this step within the next three years

You will be invited to an intake interview before the course starts, to determine your expectations and personal learning objectives

Day 1
Theme: Introduction to Corporate Governance & Let's connect
Purpose: Kick-off and insight into managing dynamics in the
boardroom and the Corporate Governance Code (overview)

Day 2
Theme: Boardroom dynamics & effectiveness
Purpose: Insight into managing dynamics, increasing your impact within the board and build a diverse and efficient team

Day 3
Theme: Governance and long-term value creation
Purpose: Understanding the relationship between the Supervisory Board and the Managment Board and how to obtain a boardroom position

Day 4
Theme: Stakeholermanagement, culture & personal presence
Purpose: Deep dive in the Governance Code, gaining insight into how you present yourself and your personality profile

Day 5
Theme: Boardroom themes & crisis management
Purpose: Linking developments in the market to the boardroom and gaining insight into three phases of crisis management

Day 6
Theme: Dialogical leadership & intervision
Purpose: Insight into your preferred leadership style and reviewing your personal challenges

Day 7, 8 & 9
Theme: Personal branding, boardroom presence & the invisible network
Purpose: To optimise soft skills for board members and supervisory boardmembers- lobbying, networking and personal branding

Practical Information

What are the costs of the full course?

The costs of the full course are €12.995,- per person, excl. VAT. Dinners, lunches, overnight stays and all learning materials are included in this price.

When will I get my certificate of participation? When will I get the reference?

Within two weeks after the course has taken place you will receive the certificate (only with 90% or higher attendance) and references.

Deloitte has an adequate complaints procedure in place. Complaints will be handled confidentially and within four weeks. If a longer time is needed to conduct an investigation, the participant will be informed of this within four weeks with an indication of the term within which Deloitte expects to be able to give a definite answer. Complaints and handling will be registered and kept for a period of two years.

In addition, the participant may submit the complaint or dispute to one (or more) of the bodies created for this purpose, such as the complaint and disciplinary law of the Dutch Professional Organization of Accountants (www.nba.nl), the disciplinary law of the Register Belastingadviseurs (www.rb.nl) or the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (www.nob.net). The judgment of the professional organization is binding; any consequences are dealt with quickly.

Until eight weeks before the start of the course you may cancel your participation free of charge by email. Cancellations within 8 to 4 weeks before the start of the course will be charged with 20% of the course fee. The full course fee will be charged should you cancel within four weeks before the start of the course.

Deloitte Academy reserves the right, when circumstances force it to do so, to cancel a course. You will be informed as timely as possible.

Deloitte Academy is an accredited training institute. We follow the guidelines of the NBA according to the new PE-system per 1 January 2021. Deloitte Academy has the NRTO quality mark.

The Dutch Association of Tax Advisers (NOB)

Deloitte Academy is of the opinion that the training courses we organize meet the minimum conditions for education as stated in the PE-regulations of the Dutch Association of Tax Advisers and for the number of hours that can be contributed to the PE obligation of NOB-members.

Association of Chartered Controllers (VRC)

Are you a controller? If so, you can register your PE activities with the Association of Chartered Controllers. More information: http://www.vrc.nl/pe.

NRTO

The NRTO is the umbrella branch organization for all private training and education agencies in the Netherlands. The NRTO has an important role in putting private training on the agenda in the Netherlands. The NRTO is a natural discussion partner for politics, ministries, educational parties, social organizations and the media. The NRTO wants to realize a qualitatively recognized and recognized high quality, flexible and varied education, training, EVC and examination offer.

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The Central Register for Short Professional Education lists educational institutions that comply with the Quality Code for Training Institutions for Short Professional Education.

The learning lines for healthcare and educational institutions are organized by the Deloitte Academy in cooperation with Deloitte Education. Deloitte Education B.V. is registered with the CRKBO.

The tax authorities set registration in the appropriate CRKBO register as a condition for eligibility for VAT exemption. Registration is possible if you can submit the appropriate certificates or diplomas. You have a 14-day reflection period at all times.

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If an unforeseen circumstance arises that makes it impossible for the course days to take place face-to-face, Deloitte Academy will at all times have the right to continue the course day(s) in a digital work format (e-learning, webinar, digital meeting). If applicable, this will be communicated as soon as possible to the participants of the course/training in question.

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