Maximize Your Board’s Potential – 3rd edition

New MYBP Seminar at Harvard Faculty Club

After two successful editions, The Decision Institute & Intrabond will organise the 3rd four-day seminar ‘Maximize Your Board’s Potential’ at the Harvard Faculty Club, Cambridge, MA from March 18-21, 2013 Focus of the seminar will be on maximizing the potential of the board of each company as well as the differences in management of companies in The Netherlands and the US. During the seminar, the delegates will spend a number of days discussing the best and latest Harvard Cases on Corporate Governance & Boardroom Dynamics under the inspirational guidance of Prof. Jay Lorsch, PhD and Prof. Krishna Palepu, PhD, professors at Harvard Business School, Prof. dr Fred van Eenennaam, professor of strategy and dynamics of strategy and expert in the field of family businesses, and Dr Rodria Laline, professional board advisor in global corporate, economic and technology governance. Understanding US corporate governance has proven to be extremely useful for those who intend to do business in the US or plan to expand their business ventures. The seminar is organized in cooperation with Intrabond Capital.

Quotes of our 2011 & 2012 participants

“This class does an excellent job for senior business leaders to understand new corporate governance, the dynamics between the CEO, the Chairman and other members of the Board and to understand how audit, corporate governance nominating & compensation and risk management committees can function best. It makes it easy to appreciate board, executive team and shareholder perspectives in a US and European setting”. – Gerard Paulides, SHELL International Europe, CFO Vice President Strategy & Finance

“Maximize Your Board’s Potential is like playing the ‘Champions League’ in the field of corporate governance. This means much practice, knowledge, skill and inspiration by a very inspirational and professional group.” – Executive Vice President ABN AMRO Bank NV

“An unexpected bonus for me was the inspiring interaction and talks with the other participants, who were of excellent quality and from diverse nationality, outlook and type of industry.” – CEO Delta  Hydrocarbons BV

“The global diversity of the attendees and courses really added to the dialogue and the value of the experience for me.  I also found the content around corporate strategy, talent and execution to be very useful, including world class HBS professors.” - Vice President, Global Strategic Services Partners Cisco Systems

“An excellent program with outstanding professors focusing on one of the most important aspects of today’s society” – Senior Vice President & Regional Director Mid-Europe Merck, Sharp & Dohme

Click here for a detailed review of the second Maxize Your Board’s Potential by Roeland H.A. van Vledder for the newsletter of NKCC (Nederlands KennisCentrum voor Commissarissen).

Partial Client Roster 2011  &  2012

Executives & Vice Presidents of the following companies participated in our 2011&2012 seminars.

Evaluating your personal Board style

During one of the sessions personal board styles will be evaluated and discussed to see what details are needed to improve each ones personal style. The sessions will be held in the elegant Harvard Faculty Club on campus of one of the most beautiful universities of the US. During free time tours and walks will be organized on campus and in Cambridge.

Program and application

For more information about the program please download the brochure or send an e-mail to Rianne Oostwoud Wijdenes r.oostwoud@thedecisiongroup.nl. To register for participation, please fill out the online application form.

See also

- The new CFO
- NCD Commissarissencyclus
- New Boad Program
- Strategic Leadership Program
- Foundations of Corporate Governance
- Affiliate The Decision Group – Strategy Consulting for Boards
- Affiliate Intrabond Capital
- Academic Courses&Cases
- Maximize Your Board’s Potential – 1st edition
- Maximize Your Board’s Potential – 2nd edition