This is a St. Gallen program for individuals who are not themselves part of the management team as CEO or member of the management board, but who are supposed to monitor the fortunes of the company as a supervisory body. You will learn to perform your supervisory role from a holistic, comprehensive management perspective. You will learn to scrutinize management concepts and strategies and to assess opportunities and risks.

Procedure

Step 1: Please let us know if you are interested in attending this St. Gallen Management School. studies@sgbs.com or phone +41 71 225 40 80

Step 2: We will clarify with you in a telephone conversation whether the admission requirements are met.

Step 3: If so, please register with us and the study program will then begin on the date of your choice, with a 4-day seminar at our Study Center in St. Gallen. Topic: The holistic St. Gallen management approach.

Seminar modules: You then attend the planned seminar modules, see "Topics". Each module is organized 3 to 4 times a year, in CH or D, partly in A.

Individual coaching: Individual coaching in our Executive Center in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich (1 day) and in 2 virtual meetings. The dates for the coaching sessions are booked separately and arranged individually.

Responsible persons from controlling bodies of companies and organizations: Supervisory boards, administrative boards or authorized representatives. In addition, personalities from all areas who wish to perform such functions. Also suitable for owners and major shareholders.

Admission

Individuals who belong to the target group and who wish to receive intensive further training in the management aspects of these control functions. The group formation and the study plan are adapted on the basis of previous knowledge.

Service components

Seminar modules
Over a period of 12 - 24 months, you will attend 8 seminars, a total of 24 days in presence at St. Gallen Business School. You can choose between locations in Switzerland or Germany.

Certification module
The course is completed as part of a 4-day certification module in St. Gallen. No exams, but active contribution of knowledge and your experience.

Graduation
After successfully completing the St. Gallen Supervisory & Board of Directors School, you will receive a certificate from St. Gallen Business School. This proves that you have acquired a top-class qualification for the profession of a member of the Board of Directors.

The management tasks of an administrative or supervisory board at a glance

• What drives a company in the desired direction and what drives it in an undesired direction?
• Monitoring the future development of the company
• Questioning the management's concepts, strategies, budgets and plans
• Understanding and scrutinizing the financial development
• Understanding the factors influencing the successful survival of the company
• Understanding the opportunities and investment projects presented by management
• Understanding the potential risks and dangers of disruption and decline of the company
• Understanding the consequences of management's strategic decisions on the financial impact and on the development of the company's value or share price
• Knowing the drivers of value creation and value destruction
• Considerations when filling top management positions
• The great importance of the right corporate structure: Which structures promote growth, motivation, leadership and ultimately financial success?
• Which structures have the opposite effect?
• Beware of false incentive models!
• Commitment to the interests of the owners
• Specification of guidelines, values, corporate culture and management guidelines
• Approval of mission statement and corporate policy
• Other topics brought up by participants

The program does not cover the legal topics of supervisory board, board of directors or advisory board functions, as these depend on the respective legal systems and legal interpretations of the individual countries. This program focuses exclusively on management topics.

This program qualifies you from a management perspective for a responsible position on the supervisory board, board of directors or advisory board of a renowned company or organization.

Seminars*

Total of 30 seminar days, self-learning using St. Gallen tools.

• Holistic Management
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e84
• Digital Innovation
  Details : www.sgbs.com/eav14
• Strategic Management
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e31
• Business Development
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e57
• Executive Leadership
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e87
• Finance management
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e51
• Startup- & New Business Management.
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e97
• High-performance organization and change
  Details : www.sgbs.com/e32

*This seminar selection can be changed depending on the situation at the start event.

Certificate degree

After successfully completing the St. Gallen Supervisory & Board of Directors program, graduates receive a certificate from St. Gallen Business School. This proves that you have acquired a high-caliber qualification for the function of a member of the Supervisory Board or Board of Directors.

Additional option:

• Individual board coaching

In addition to the services described in this program, you have the option of booking a personal 'Private Coaching' session separately.

Some topics are too personal to be discussed in a seminar. Others are simply too important or do not meet your personal expectations by attending the seminars alone.

Private coaching is intended for both cases:

• individually just you and an experienced coach from St. Gallen Business School
• in private at our study center in St. Gallen.

The private coaching appointments are arranged individually. We would be happy to create an individual, customized offer for you.

For details and registration for additional private coaching: coaching@sgbs.com