An Effective Board Helps Transform Tomorrow's Governance
A validated board review plays a key role in optimising governance.
Government
An effective government board is essential to help enhance public welfare and trust
Government boards are critical to guiding good decision-making, policy formulation, and oversight within the public sector. The importance of having an effective board in government cannot be overstated, as they play a pivotal role in shaping the direction and priorities of public policies and services. An effective government board ensures transparency, accountability, and responsiveness to the needs of the community. It provides strategic guidance to government agencies, fosters stakeholder collaboration, and promotes the efficient allocation of resources. By championing integrity, ethical conduct, and good governance practices, government boards contribute significantly to the effective functioning of democratic societies and delivering high-quality public services.
How effective is your board compared to similar government sector boards?
You can find out using our world class, sophisticated benchmarking that is displayed in a clear and easy to understand way.
Key overall database findings
Compare yourself to over 500 other boards
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TESTIMONIALS
Don’t take our word for it
How Board Benchmarking helps organisations in the government sector
Board Benchmarking plays a pivotal role in advancing governance excellence within government organisations. By benchmarking their practices, composition, and performance against industry standards and peers, government entities gain valuable insights into areas of strength and areas needing improvement. Our benchmarking enables government boards to identify best practices, pinpoint inefficiencies, and implement strategic reforms to enhance governance effectiveness. Additionally, Board Benchmarking helps foster a culture of accountability and transparency by providing objective measures for evaluating board performance and decision-making.
THE GOLD STANDARD
Unlock easy to understand data and insights with our benchmarked reporting
Because we have such a large database we can also ensure that large organisations are benchmarked against larger organisations and smaller ones against smaller ones in the same industry or sector. This adds further validity and value to the benchmarked results.
The process starts with a world class, easy to use survey
The 7 point response scale provides just the right calibration of survey responses. Our surveys are even designed to work with a screen reader to cater for those who are vision impaired.
See at a glance see how your board is benchmarked against comparable boards
Our performance dial shows you instantly where your board sits compared to board of similar organisations. If you previously used our survey you will also see the extent to which you board’s benchmarking has changed since your prior survey/review.
See how your board measures up on the most important areas of a board’s effectiveness
Our easy to understand colour coding shows you how your board performs in each individual category that is important for a boards effectiveness. “Hot spots” are instantly identified.
See how director and executive responses differ for each survey item
When you include executives in the survey process we show you how their responses compare whilst protecting their anonymity.
Get an overview of the highest and lowest benchmarked survey items
Get an overview of the highest and lowest rated items, based on their benchmarking – not based on the average rating but how that average compares to the responses of other boards. This is where our sophisticated benchmarking makes all the difference!
All written responses are merged and included verbatim
All written responses of directors and executives are merged together to protect the anonymity of respondents. This encourages candid responses.
