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Comprehensively evaluate every aspect of effective board governance.
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How It Works
Benchmarking makes all the difference
Why our surveys are different
The board evaluation industry has been shrouded in secrecy for decades. Very few governance firms, director institutes, and the like apply one of the main principles of good governance: transparency.
Very few explain the board review options they have available, and almost no others are transparent about their pricing. Very few explain their methodology on their website other than to claim that it is superior to other firms. Even fewer will allow you to test their survey and give you a benchmarked report based on those responses for free. Most don’t allow you to download a sample benchmarked report.
Board Benchmarking changed all that in 2021 when it disrupted the board evaluation and governance survey market by providing complete transparency. It deconstructed its board reviews and made all the components of the most common reviews available to buy online. Clients can now design their own reviews by choosing from the multiple individual components available—all at reduced prices.
Here’s a table showing how Board Benchmarking’s Design-Your-Own-Review approach differs from its main competitors. Alternatively you can ask for a bespoke quote.
Your Personalised Step-by-Step Experience
Step 1 – Consultation and tailored planning
Meet with our experts to discuss your specific needs, objectives, and desired timing. We’ll take the time to understand your organisation and tailor our approach to meet your timing and other requirements. We will also help you select the most appropriate survey and any optional extras to align with your goals.
If your requirements don’t fit one of the multiple Design-Your-Own-Review options, we will provide you with a bespoke quotation.
To book a time with one of our experts, click here.
Step 2 – Ordering and providing necessary information
Once you have decided on the survey and options you desire, you can order them from our website or sign off on our bespoke quotation. We will ask you to provide us with important survey details such as the email addresses of survey participants and who should receive the report(s). We will also ask you to confirm your desired survey launch and close dates.
Your job is largely done. The Project Manager and Governance Expert assigned to you will take over.
Step 3 – Survey distribution and progress updates
We manage the distribution and send reminders, keeping you regularly updated through your dedicated Project Manager. We may ask you to assist if one or more of your chosen survey participants is slow to respond.
Step 4 – Report preparation and delivery
The Governance Expert assigned to you will conduct interviews and prepare an Executive Summary if you ordered those. We will also prepare your benchmarked reports and any scorecards. We then send you a secure link to access them.
Step 5 – Expert advice and support
Our Governance Expert assigned to you will provide expert advice on interpreting and acting on the results if you ordered that. That expert will also provide other support and advice requested.
Our Surveys
Board Effectiveness Surveys
If you want to set high standards for your organisation’s performance, start by setting a high bar for your board’s governance and performance.
Your shareholders and other stakeholders have the right to expect your board to set a high bar for its governance and performance. Conducting a regular board evaluation shows that your board is serious about finding new and better ways to work together and is committed to continuous improvement.
Director Effectiveness Surveys
Most boards that regularly conduct board assessments also carry out a process to help their directors improve their effectiveness.
Most include the process to improve the effectiveness of their directors at the same time as they conduct their board review. A minority prefer to carry out board effectiveness and director effectiveness reviews in alternate years.
CEO Effectiveness Survey
One of the most important functions of a board is to select, appoint, remunerate, develop, encourage, challenge, and performance-manage its CEO. Doing those functions well can make all the difference to an organisation’s success.
Setting a high bar for reviewing the CEO’s performance sets a high tone for measuring and driving performance across the executive team and the entire organisation.
Leadership Team Effectiveness Survey
The success of an organisation is very much dependent upon the performance of its leadership team, both as individual members and as a team. Investing in the ongoing development of individual leadership team members and how they work as a team pays massive dividends.
Our Leadership Team Effectiveness Surveys and related reports are a great way to invest in measuring and improving the effectiveness of individual leadership team members, including their teamwork.
Strategy Effectiveness Survey
One of the board’s most important roles is to provide leadership and influence over the long-term direction and strategy of the organisation they govern.
Many boards, CEOs, and executive teams often lack an objective assessment of their organisation’s effectiveness in planning, developing, executing, and monitoring their strategy. They frequently find that their views on strategic strengths and areas for improvement are not uniformly shared across all directors and executives.
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?
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Board Benchmarking has developed other surveys and reports to help boards achieve organisational success. These surveys are supported by expert advice on how to interpret and act on the results by our Global Board Advisory Partners.
