Pictured above: Steve O’Donnell.
Steve O’Donnell expected valuable insights from the Institute of Directors’ Advanced Directors’ Course – but the immersive programme exceeded his expectations. Covering board leadership, cultural intelligence, and climate awareness, the course provided O’Donnell with transformative lessons in governance, culture, and personal reflection, equipping him to bring even greater value to the boards he serves.
Steve O’Donnell CMInstD, Senior Vice President for global technology company HCL Tech, expected to gain valuable insights from the Institute of Directors’ (IoD) Advanced Directors’ Course – but he says it exceeded his expectations.
The immersive three-and-a-half-day course is based around three key themes – board leadership, cultural intelligence and climate awareness. Each day focusses on a different facet of being a director – you, your board and practical governance.
“I was particularly keen to learn about things like cognitive or emotional bias,” says O’Donnell.
“I wasn’t necessarily seeking things like the cultural side but that …