INFLUATE Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers

Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers An Executive Programme by INFLUATE and IME

Legal knowledge and expertise is useful, but not sufficient if you want to become

an effective board member.

The learning you need to perform

* Spencer Stuart was founded in 1956 and is one of the world’s lead-ing executive search consulting firms.

Lawyers in boardrooms are certainly not short of tal-ent. Yet the vast majority fail to reach their full perfor-mance potential because they are unfamiliar with the new types of responsibilities that today’s business envi-ronment demands.

Inspired by the latest research by the OECD and the ex-ecutive search and consulting firm Spencer Stuart* follow-ing key competencies are important especially for lawyers in order to contribute to the board and make a difference: • The capacity to contribute to strategy and to address current

and future opportunities and threats • The courage and sensitivity to challenge management when

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appropriate and to deploy “charm” and charisma in order to do so in a constructive and convincing manner

• The ability to deal with complex scenarios, yet make decisions based on incomplete information

• Clarity of thought, good judgment, relevant experience, an easy manner and the personal qualities and experience that are both additive and complementary to the existing board

”According to the revised OECD boardroom guide, 85% of the board’s time needs to be dedicated to business development and only 15% of its time to compliance. This changes the role of the lawyer in the boardroom considerably.”Rigmor Zobel, 10 years of experience as a board member, three years as lawyer, specialised in CSR.

The programme is aimed at lawyers with an existing or future board member or executive committee role. We anticipate that participants will range from 33 to 55 years and have a minimum of three years of post-qualification experience.

The historic and exclusive lounges at Rungstedgaard, Denmark, have their own unique beauty. The venue boasts stuc-co ceilings, chandeliers, wood-panelled walls, elegant fireplaces and a marvel-ous combination of modern and classical furnishings. The conference facilities are comfortable and well-equipped for edu-cational purposes.

73,000 DKK excluding VATThe programme fee covers tuition, course materials, breakfast, lunch and dinner on all course days and four days accommodation at Rungstedgaard.

Participant profile Venue Programme fee

The Board as a Leadership Team

This two-day session is designed to teach board members how to facilitate effective, entrepreneurial and prudent leadership to ensure the long-term success of an organisation.

Crisis Management Strategy for the Board

This two-day strategy session sets about provid-ing a strategic framework for navigating the new economic environment - both from a board perspective, and looking across the entire organ-isation.

This session covers how to operate effectively at board level to ensure business resilience and inspire confidence in times of difficulty.

with David Burrill & Susanne Diemer

with Professor Peter Hawkins

with Peter McManners

Finance and Risk

This session provides an understanding of ac-counting and finance and helps identify risks of a financial nature and how to manage them.

with Dr David Ewers

Day 2 Day 1Day 1

Day 3

Session 2: 3 daysSession 1: 2 days Session 3: 2 days

Day 2 Day 2

The Board as a Leadership Team continued

Strategy for the Board continued

Operating effectively at Board level to ensure business resilience and inspire confidence in times of difficulty.

Board Responsibilities & CSR

This session provides an understanding of board liability in connection with fraudent conduct, mis-takes, insolvency, catch-22 situations,. It provides insight into what happens in practice and how the courts view such.

This part of the programme also provides partici-pants with an understanding of the board respon-sibility in relation to corporate compliance within CSR, and the corresponding management system that corporations need to implement.

with Søren Lundsgaard & Rigmor Zobel

Day 1

Programme overviewThe Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers programme is a modular programme designed to meet the specific challenges of lawyers already sitting on boards, or anticipating future board membership. It focuses on the essential skills and competencies that lawyers need in order to take their board performance to the next level.

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Key topics

”The board of an organisation is a very special form of leadership team. It consists of a number of directors who are accountable, by law, for the good governance of the or-ganisation. While the precise role and composition of a board will vary, there are some underlying principles that are common to all boards.”

Prof. Peter Hawkins, author and presenter on the Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers programme.

The Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers programme provides information and best practices on topics that are crucial in helping lawyers maximise their performance and effec-tiveness on boards. We focus on the following areas:

• Develop your strategic and financial understanding

• Identify what makes the board most effective

• Board liability and board responsibility

• Learn how to manage a board in crisis

• Identify risks and how to mitigate them

• Review your competencies in your role as a board member

• Share knowledge• Understand the tasks and responsibilities inherent in modern corporate governance

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Day 2


Operating effectively at Board level to ensure business resilience and

Strategy for the BoardBoard Responsibilities & CSR

Day 1Day 1 Day 1

Day 2



Day 2


Crisis Management

Finance and Risk

Day 2

Day 3

Session 1

The Board as a Leadership Teamwith Professor Peter Hawkins

This two-day session is designed to teach board members how to facilitate effective, entre-preneurial and prudent leadership to ensure the long-term success of an organisation. This session will cover:

• How to build a board• How to create a climate of openness, challenge and productive dialogue• How to facilitate a board review of structures and processes• How to draw on the combined experience of all members• The four forms of board capital• The five disciplines of a high-performing board• Best practices on board decision-making roles

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Day 2




Day 1Day 1 Day 1

Day 2



Day 2

Crisis Management

Finance and Risk

Day 2

Day 3

This session provides an understanding of board liability in connection with fraudent con-duct, mistakes, insolvency, catch-22 situations. It provides insight into what happens in prac-tice and how the courts view such.

This part of the programme also provides participants with an understanding of the board responsibility in relation to corporate compliance within CSR, and the corresponding man-agement system that corporations need to implement. This session will cover:

• Information on Danish companies• Leadership• Issues in Denmark• Cultural differences• Flat organisational structures – use of Danish cases to illustrate the topic

Session 2

Board Responsibilities and CSRwith Søren Lundsgaard & Rigmor Zobel

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Day 1





Day 1Day 1 Day 1

Day 2



Day 2

Crisis Management

Finance and Risk

Day 2

Day 3

This session covers how to operate effectively at board level to ensure business resilience and inspire confidence in times of difficulty. This session will cover:

• An understanding of different types of crises• How to conduct a review of organisational security and risk • How to achieve a measurable reduction in organisational risk exposure• How to recognise and develop the added value of networking and liaisons• Managing a crisis that affects the well-being of staff• Managing a crisis that potentially threatens the existence of the organisation

Session 2

Crisis Managementwith David Burrill & Susanne Diemer

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Day 2




Day 1Day 1 Day 1

Day 2



Day 2

Crisis Management

Finance and Risk

Day 2

Day 3

This session provides an understanding of accounting and finance and helps identify risks of a financial nature and how to manage them. This session will cover:

• Understanding the main financial indicators• The risk management process• Financial and operational risks• How to evaluate risks

Dr David Ewers will share case studies that will introduce you to new perspectives and tech-niques that will challenge your own approach and encourage you to consider alternative solutions.

Session 2

Finance and Riskwith Dr David Ewers

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Day 2




Day 1Day 1 Day 1

Day 2



Day 2

Crisis Management

Finance and Risk

Day 2

Day 3

This two-day strategy session sets about providing a strategic framework for navigating the new economic environment - both from a board perspective, and looking across the entire organisation. This session will cover:

• An understanding of the changing world• Discover the true purpose of an organisation• How to conduct a strategic appraisal• How to evaluate the organisation’s strategic options• How to deliver the strategy• How to determine the level of board engagement in development of the strategy• How to facilitate the strategy process of an organisation

Session 3

Strategy for the Boardwith Peter McManners

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KickoffThe kickoff session is used to launch the pre-session activities, readings and assessment.

During the three sessionsThe different lecturers and guest speakers will take you through research, best prac-tices, frameworks, models, simulations, and give you time to reflect on your own compe-tencies in relation to creating a high perfor-mance board. At the end of the programme,

You will experience a range of different learning methodologies ranging from reflection and simulations to the teaching of frameworks, models and best practices. There will also be plenty of opportunities to network.

Programme structure

you will be challenged to prepare a presenta-tion covering how a board should manage a particular situation.

After the programmeYou will gain a certificate for your participa-tion on the Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers programme and be given the oppor-tunity to be listed in INFLUATE’s Board of Di-rectors database.

“Understanding business and business strategy is key for the role lawyers have on the board. This programme takes a pragmatic approach and facilitates a comprehen-sive understanding and mastery of the key knowledge and tools needed to better understand and manage board liabilities.”Signe Karstoft, Corporate Lawyer specialising in drafting and negotiating contracts,

risk (IP) management, export compliance and corporate governance.

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Peter Hawkins, Professor at Henley Business School, UK

Rigmor Zobel, Lawyer, Kønig & Partnere, DK

Søren Lundsgaard, LawyerLundsgaard & Partnere, DK

Peter Hawkins is Professor of Leadership at

Henley Business School and Emeritus Chair-

man of Bath Consultancy Group, where for

the last 25 years he has been helping organ-

isations in many parts of the world connect

their strategic change, their organisational

culture and their leadership development.

He has written extensively about leadership,

leadership teams, coaching and supervision.

Rigmor Zobel is a lawyer and specialises

within Corporate Governance. She is a cer-

tified CSR-compliance expert and oper-

ates UN standards and guiding principles

on business operations and human rights.

Apart from 10 years of work experience at

senior general management level in list-

ed international companies in the finan-

cial sector, Rigmor has spent four years as

a professional board member.

Søren Lundsgaard is head of business in Lit-

igation, Insurance and Tort Law and works

primarily in these fields. He has an extensive

litigation experience and is among the most

sought-after litigators for court proceed-

ings, including the Supreme Court. He works

extensively within arbitration including as

judge in arbitration cases and as head of le-

gal inquiries.

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Meet the Faculty and programme developersAll faculty members and guest speakers are chosen on the basis of their experience and expertise with boards.

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Susanne Diemer, CEO at Praesidio, DK

David Burrill, Chairman and CEO, Burrill Green Group, UK

Dr David Ewers, Subject Area Leader, Henley Business School, UK

Susanne Diemer is a Risk Mitigation & Secu-

rity Specialist. She has gained her extensive

Risk, Security, Consulting and Management

experience over a 20-year career working in

Washington D.C. & London within Risk, Cor-

porate Security and HR/Strategy. She is the

recipient of various U.S. Government awards

for her work during her time with the U.S.

Department of State – Diplomatic Security

Service (DSS).

David Burrill has been a professional inter-

national Intelligence and Security operator/

manager for most of his professional life.

Apart from his military background, David

has also been Head of Security at BAT Indus-

tries, a major global insurance and tobacco

conglomerate. David has had close contact

with the private security sector for over 26

years.

Dr David Ewers is an experienced education-

alist and international faculty, consultant

and trainer in the academic and corporate

environments and specialises in accounting,

finance, strategy and international business.

Throughout his career, he has passed on his

experience through excellent presentations

made to a wide range of audiences at all

levels of experience, and from all types of

backgrounds.


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Peter McManners, sustainability ex-pert, authort, Visiting Executive Fel-low at Henley Busines School, UK

Claes Nørskov, CEO at INFLUATE, Programme Developer of the Board of Directors programme, DK

Jesper Nytoft, CEO at IME, Programme Developer of the Board of Directors programme, DK

Peter McManners has written extensively

on sustainability and resilience with a par-

ticular focus on government, business and

the economy. After a successful career in

both the public and private sectors he was

appointed as a Visiting Fellow of Henley

Business School. In September 2014, Peter

McManners published his latest book about

Corporate Strategy.

Claes Nørskov has a portfolio of work span-

ning Strategy, Leadership, Executive Search,

Acquisition and Education Management. He

has extensive knowledge about the leader-

ship challenges within professional services,

and is among the most sought-after consul-

tants in the legal industry. He furthermore

advises partners in law firms about business

development. Claes is founder of INFLUATE.

Jesper Nytoft has a portfolio of teaching, re-

search, commercial and consulting interests.

In his academic role he is Visiting Tutor at

Henley Business School. Jesper completed

his Henley Executive MBA in 2004 and sup-

plemented his academic background further

with an MSc in Human Resources Manage-

ment in 2007. Currently, Jesper is undertak-

ing a MSc in Business and Management Re-

search.


We recommend that you register as early as possible, preferably 8 weeks prior to programme commencement.

To register please contact Claes Nør-skov via email or telephone:

[email protected]+45 5062 7092

Practical detailsDuration3 residential sessions (this programme will cover your 54 lessons of compulsory training)

Course languageEnglish and Danish

Programme commencement1st residential session: 15-16th April 20152nd residential session: 19-21st May 20153rd residential session: 17-18th June 2015

VenueRungstedgaardRungsted Strandvej 1072960 Rungsted Kyst

Tuition fee73,000 DKK excluding VATIt includes accommodation (4 nights in total at Rungstedgaard) and all meals

ProfileLawyers and in-house legals with an existing or fu-ture board member or executive committee role

AdmissionA minimum of three years’ post-qualification expe-rience

[email protected]+45 5062 7092

NoteThis programme is taught in English and partici-pants should be able to exchange views, listen and learn through English

Participants will receive several books and research articles around best practices on boards.

Please note that the programme may be subject to change.”This programme will help lawyers to bet ter handle crisis situations and to prevent com monly made mistakes in the

board room. It will give participants the opportunity to interact, ask critical questions and to be best prepared for their role of advisors and guides.”

Søren Lundsgaard, specialist in litigation, insurance and tort law.

How to register

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Certificate Next programme

The next programme will commence in April 2015, and there will be pre-reading and pre-work activities, so you should ide-ally be ready to start your preparation in March. The deadline for signing up is Feb-ruary 22nd.

All participants will receive the Board of Directors Certificate for Lawyers upon completion of the programme. The course assessment is based on a presentation made at the end of the final workshop day.

NetworkAs participant of the programme you will automatically be included in INFLUATE’s International Board of Directors Network for Lawyers. Here you will be able to meet with peers, exchange ideas, knowledge and discuss changes and development within board work among like-minded lawyers and in-house legal counsel.

“The role of lawyers in board rooms and steering committees is changing from mainly assuring that deci-sions comply with the legal framework to using their experience and expertise to detect and create new business opportunities.”

Simon Kristoffersen, four years experience as lawyer, specialising in commercial law.

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INFLUATE is a Nordic consultancy with expertise and focus on provid-ing consultancy performances and executive training with exclusive focus on law firms and internal legal departments.

We recruit partners, solicitors and lawyers for law firms, municipalities, ministries and private companies. We engage in organisational devel-opment, education and training of lawyers and solicitors within board work, management and communication.

INFLUATE’s goal is to educate the lawyer further in order for he/she to become an even better advisor and in this way create more value for the client.

Contact INFLUATETel +45 5062 7092 www.influate.com [email protected]

IME is part of the Foundation for International Management Education and based in Copenhagen. At IME we have for more than 20 years dedicated our resources offering programmes and courses to Danish and foreign companies in order to increase their international competitiveness - all of the Fund’s assets have been invested in this since 1994.

This board programme is specially designed to meet the needs of lawyers in board rooms. Through knowledge, skills and best practice we help lawyers reach their full potential in the board room demanded by today’s business environment.

Contact IMETel +45 7015 5055 www.ime.dk [email protected]

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