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Your Trusted Partner in Board Development

  • Tailored Board Development

    Our approach is designed to meet the unique needs of your board, ensuring a customised learning and development experience. Our expert faculty bring deep knowledge, invaluable insights, and practical tools to enhance governance and drive strategic success.

  • Expert Team

    Our team are highly skilled facilitators and corporate governance experts who bring hands-on experience from working at the board level across a wide range of organisations, from multinational corporations and SMEs to private enterprises and not-for-profit bodies.

  • Practical Solutions

    We provide your board with actionable corporate governance insights and powerful tools, empowering them to implement effective solutions that drive sustainable success within your organisation.

  • Confidential, Trusted Support

    IoD’s bespoke board development services are designed and delivered with the highest level of confidentiality. From the initial consultation to delivery and follow up, we ensure a trusted and secure environment throughout the entire process.

Comprehensive Governance Expertise for Your Board

Our IoD customised board development service covers a wide range of critical areas, designed to equip your board with the strategic insights and tools needed to navigate today’s complex governance landscape. We provide in-depth guidance on:

  • Governance Foundations: Covers principles of corporate governance, legal and regulatory frameworks, directors' duties and responsibilities, understanding the role of the board vs management, and governance codes and compliance. 
  • Board Dynamics and Effectiveness: Covers board composition, diversity, and succession, board culture and dynamics, enhancing boardrrom performance, navigating boardroom challenges and dilemmas, and matters reserved for the Board and delegated authorities. 
  • Leadership Roles on the Board: Covers chairing the Board, leading Board Committees, and becoming a Non-Executive Director. 
  • Governance across Structures: Covers governance for Subsidiary Boards, governance for family-owned or founder-led companies, setting up and governing a newly formed board, and governance in joint ventures or public sector entities. 
  • Risk and Strategy Oversight: Covers effective risk management at board level, scenario planning and strategic foresight, crisis governance and resilience planning, and ESG and sustainability governance.
  • Finance and Capital Oversight: Covers finance for non-financial directors (board-focused), reading and questioning financial statements, audit, internal controls and financial risk, capital allocation and investment decisions, M&A, disposals and major transactions (board oversight), and financial resilience, solvency and going-concern risk.
  • Board-Executive Team Collaboration: Covers building effective board-executive relationships, clarifying roles, creating a high-functioning leadership interface, and strategy and risk oversight collaboration. 
  • Board Lifecycle Support: Covers comprehensive board induction programmes, director refresh and development planning, evaluating and improving board performance, and transitioning to a Board role (for executives). 
  • Specialist Topics: Covers ESG and sustainability governance, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies, regulatory and compliance oversight, crisis management and reputation risk, and culture, conduct and behavioural risk. 

Our bespoke approach ensures that every topic is tailored to your board’s specific needs, enhancing governance, decision-making, and long-term success.

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Supporting a Diverse Range of Sectors

  • PLCs

  • Regulated Financial Services Institutions

  • Large Private Enterprises

  • SMEs

  • State and Semi-State Bodies

  • Charitable Organisations

  • Not-for-Profit Entities

  • Family-Owned Businesses

  • Start-ups and Growth Companies

  • Professional Services Firms

  • Social Enterprises

  • Co-operatives

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Building Stronger Boards: Client Experiences and Insights

Bank of Ireland
BNB Parabis
Carebery
HSA
HSE
Lidl
NTMA
NTR
PM Group
RTB
Tourism Ireland

Our partnership with IoD Ireland for board training was an excellent experience, tailored to our unique needs. The session was insightful, engaging, and expertly delivered, receiving very positive feedback from our directors. IoD Ireland’s approach ensures clarity, relevance, and practical takeaways that truly enhance board effectiveness. For any organisation seeking professional and impactful board development, I highly recommend IoD Ireland.

Richard O'Sullivan
Company Secretary, Uisce Éireann

The customised training delivered was of a very high standard. IoD took the time to understand our governance structure and organisational mandate. The session combined practical examples with clear guidance on good governance, oversight, and performance management. A highly beneficial programme.

Cathal O’Toole
Board Director at BT Ireland

We were impressed by the level of professionalism and insight brought to the bespoke committee training sessions. The facilitation was dynamic, well-structured, and aligned to the evolving needs of modern governance. Management commented on the relevance of the scenarios and the practicality of the advice. Would highly recommended.

Aoife Ní Mhaoláin
Executive Committees Governance Manager at AXA XL

Our brief was to deliver a bespoke session for our Director clients, and IoD Ireland took the time to thoroughly understand the specific governance structure of our target audience. The customised training delivered was of an exceptional standard.

Nicola Reynolds
Head of FINEX at WTW

We found the board training with IoD Ireland to be insightful and well-suited to our needs. The advance planning for the session was thorough and the session itself was engaging, professionally delivered, and provided key insights for our Council members. It was a great opportunity to enhance our Council’s knowledge of best practice in corporate governance, and we would highly recommend IoD Ireland to others seeking quality board training.

Ciara Murphy
Chief Executive, The Bar of Ireland

We partnered with IoD Ireland for newly appointed board director training, tailored to meet our specific needs. The session was both informative and engaging, delivered with passion and expertise, and the feedback from the directors was overwhelmingly positive. It’s clear that IoD’s approach to board training ensures relevance, clarity, and actionable insights. If you are looking for a professional and impactful way to enhance your board’s effectiveness, I highly recommend working with IoD Ireland.

Marie Joyce,
Chief Operations Officer & Chief Financial Officer, NTR plc
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What is the IoD Ireland Bespoke Board Training Service? | Frequently Asked Questions

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What is IoD Ireland's Bespoke Board Training Service?

IoD Ireland's Bespoke Board Training service provides customised governance and board development opportunities designed specifically for the needs of your board.... Reveal the full answer at our full FAQ section, see the button below... 

What Makes Ireland's Bespoke Training Service Unique? 

The IoD Ireland Bespoke Board Training service is tailored to the specific needs, maturity and strategic amibitions of each board... Reveal the full answer at our full FAQ section, see the button below... 

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