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How we help company secretaries

One of the primary roles of a company secretary is to serve the board in enhancing its effectiveness, typically collaborating with the Chair to ensure that any board review is thorough and informed by expert governance advice. While they often possess valuable insights into improving the board’s performance, they may hesitate to share those with the CEO, Chair or other directors.

Company secretaries are accountable for either finding a reputable external board review or conducting an in-house assessment and then preparing the subsequent report. To streamline this process and alleviate their workload, many company secretaries are turning to Board Benchmarking. Our world-class surveys, with proven reliable measures of a board’s effectiveness and a benchmarked report, all provided at a very affordable price, make their decision easy. Additionally, they save substantial administrative time and effort, mitigate the risk of transcription errors and enhance the probability of receiving candid responses.

Furthermore, we ensure ratings and improvement recommendations are provided clearly and directly to the Chair, encouraging focused and targeted discussions. Additionally, company secretaries can play a pivotal role in enhancing the strategy and effectiveness of the leadership team with the aid of Board Benchmarking and Advisory Partners.

Benefits to a company secretary include

Save significant time on low-value-added administrative tasks related to developing, launching and managing an in-house board survey and report
Assist the Chair and board in selecting an affordable, streamlined and reliable measure of board performance and effectiveness
Provide the Chair and board with a world-class benchmarked report that covers all the most critical factors that contribute to a board's effectiveness
Quickly identify the "hot spots" and advocate for the required improvements
Deliver clear and concise reports to facilitate focused and constructive discussions, particularly on sensitive issues
Access additional surveys for measuring and improving committee, director, CEO and leadership team performance, ensuring holistic organisational development
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Why trust Board Benchmarking

Our design-your-own approach to board reviews have been used by large and small organisations within every key industry and sector. Is it time to see how your organisation measures up against industry benchmarking?

Need advice to plan your upcoming board review?

We can advise you which survey and options will best suit your requirements and/or provide you a bespoke quote.

Nick Barnett

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