Board effectiveness reviews

The UK Code of Governance says that boards should carry out an annual effectiveness review or evaluation.  

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A review helps you to identify areas of board practice that are good and should be promoted as well as areas where you can improve.  A systematic review helps you to be objective when making such judgements and provides you with data on which you can make year-on-year comparisons. It will provide assurance to the chair and the board as well as to stakeholders that you take your governance role seriously.

 

The results will support the chair in their leadership role and should be used alongside individual appraisals or annual check-ins with directors to tailor individual development plans that work in harmony with the board plan.

 

The purpose ultimately is to help the board to get even better at what it does.

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Designing a review can be a daunting task. It is important to be clear why you are doing it, what you want to get from it and design a process that fits your organisation. Thinking through delivery of the feedback and action planning is important too.  We can help you think through, design, implement, and learn from a review to take your board to the next level.

 

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