Board benchmarking

Ambitious boards always look for other boards from whom (or which) they can learn. Over the years, we have regularly been asked to assist with various board analyses and benchmarking exercises, either as part of an external board evaluation or as a specific assignment. To give you an idea about how we can help, here are some of our most sought-after services:

Time-analysis-benchmarking

Would you like to understand how the board has spent its time (topics and themes), compare the findings to all other boards we have worked with, and generate ideas for future agendas and processes that might serve the board’s ambition even better? Then, our time-analysis benchmarking services will be relevant.

Board composition and operation benchmarking

Would you like to get an in-depth external view of how your board is composed regarding functional and industrial experiences, demographics, tenure, and how the board is formed compared to other relevant boards? Would you also like to understand how many board meetings, committees, and committee meetings your board has compared to other relevant boards? Together with you, we select the most pertinent comparable boards. Based on our analysis, we suggest how your board and committees could become even better composed and operated based on your organization’s strategy, board members' tenure, what benchmarked boards look like, and what we see as best board practice.

Special board benchmarking

Do you have other areas that you would like your board or board operation to be benchmarked against? It could be within the compensation of board members, committee charters, general / best practice compliance, or something else. We have worked with many boards and have done various customized analyses. We are always eager to assist.

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Interested in self-evaluation? Try Online Board Evaluations

Well-aligned with national corporate and foundation/charity governance codes, our board clients usually conduct an external board evaluation every three years. However, most national governance codes recommend that boards perform a self-evaluation in the years between external board evaluations. Therefore, we have developed OnlineBoardEvaluations.com, a tool enabling boards to self-evaluate effectively and effortlessly every year.