Great governance isn’t just about compliance. It’s about performance.
Better Boards uniquely focuses on the variables that matter and are proven to increase the performance and effectiveness of the collective and each Director.
The only ISO 27001-certified board evaluation service provider with an advanced digital platform. Built for performance, grounded in research, and proven in practice.
Ambitious boards trust Better Boards
Turning board
effectiveness into
tangible results
Traditional board evaluations often miss the mark, overlooking the human factors essential to performance.
Better Boards harnesses proprietary research to pinpoint exactly which levers your board needs to pull to increase effectiveness and achieve measurable results – with individual reports tailored to every Director, and access to rich data for benchmarking.
Use it your way. Better Boards is a user-friendly, AI-powered platform you can run independently or with expert facilitation.
Make your board your strongest competitive advantage.
Designed for the people who shape performance
Whether you lead, advise, or support the boardroom, Better Boards gives you the tools to make a difference.
Governing
boards
Get a clear view of where your board stands – and how to move it forward
Better Boards helps governing boards uncover the dynamics driving (or derailing) performance. Go beyond structures and processes to understand what truly matters, with objective insights you can act on immediately.
Management boards & executive committees
Lead with clarity, confidence and cohesion
When performance is critical, guesswork won’t cut it. Better Boards equips senior leadership with a proven framework to evaluate effectiveness, pinpoint areas for growth, and strengthen alignment with organisational goals.
Professional service
firms
Offer world-class board evaluations, without the overhead
Better Boards doesn’t just give you the tools. We transfer the know-how. From day one, your consultants get access to our platform, data, and proven methodology – no development work, no maintenance, no learning curve.
Built for every seat at the table – and those who guide them
Whether you’re a board member, senior executive, governance advisor, or executive search consultant, Better Boards gives you the insight, structure, and flexibility you need to drive meaningful (and measurable) improvements.
From self-directed internal evaluations to fully facilitated reviews, our AI-enhanced platform gives you the flexibility to choose what works best. Run it independently with ease, or bring in Better Boards for a facilitated evaluation.
Everything we do is built to uncover what truly drives board performance – and help you improve it.
Behavioural &
strategic insight
Reveal the human factors behind high-functioning boards
Unlike traditional evaluation tools, Better Boards digs deeper into interpersonal dynamics and provides benchmarks and comparisons on all dimensions of effective boards.
Data-driven, repeatable evaluations
Objective insights, benchmarked against leading organisations
Better Boards translates qualitative dynamics into measurable data – so you can see how your board compares to others, track progress over time, and build on what’s working.
Tailored for your governance structure
One platform, built for every board model
Whether you’re managing a one-tier or two-tier board structure, Better Boards’ flexible, specialised approach aligns perfectly with your governance needs – ensuring optimal oversight and strategic execution.
Board evaluation that
moves the needle
Better Boards stands apart by focusing on what truly drives performance – not just structures and processes, but dynamics and behaviours.
Our AI-enhanced, user-friendly platform powers a developmental approach to board evaluation. It combines clear metrics with transparent prioritisation, and systematic, data-driven analysis.
As board effectiveness is linked to quantifiable financial results, you’ll see the difference in black and white.
Board evaluations & platform
Our AI-enhanced platform delivers board-level intelligence you can really act on. Access rich comparative data, run evaluations at your own pace, and get diagnostic insight at the individual and collective level.
Find out what really drives
board performance
Traditional board evaluations miss the mark by focusing on surface-level metrics. Better Boards goes deeper. We use research-backed methodology and AI-powered analysis to examine all the variables that are proven to make a board more effective.
Whether used independently or with expert facilitation, Better Boards provides individualised reports and actionable insights for each board member. We help you find – and pull – the right levers.
Security and trust, built in from the start
Better Boards is the only board evaluation platform with ISO 27001 certification. This means your board’s data is handled with the highest standards of information security, so you can evaluate with confidence.
From insight to action:
External Evaluations in Five Simple Steps
ALIGN is our five-step process for fully facilitated external board evaluations. It combines data, analysis, and human insight to create a clear picture of how the board is functioning, and where it can evolve.
Step 1: Agree the scope
Set the direction with a focused kick-off. We clarify what the board wants to achieve and define the evaluation’s parameters.
Step 2: Look at the data
We gather and review quantitative and qualitative input, using our platform to surface meaningful signals from multiple sources.
Step 3: Investigate patterns
Our analysis goes beyond surface-level findings to identify behaviours, dynamics, and trends that shape board effectiveness.
Step 4: Gather perspectives
We present our findings, both individually to board members and in meetings with the collective.
Step 5: Navigate forward
We present clear priorities and actions to support the board’s development, aligned to its purpose, challenges and context.
The “7-Hallmarks of Effective Boards” is our peer-reviewed research,
published in the US, the UK and across Europe by Dr Sabine Dembkowski.
Grounded in research,
proven in practice
The Better Boards approach is grounded in peer-reviewed research: the 7 Hallmarks of Effective Boards. This proprietary methodology is proven to deliver meaningful, measurable results.
Developed by seasoned board advisors and validated internationally, each hallmark is a powerful lever for maximising the performance and effectiveness of both the collective and each individual Director.
Client success stories: driving performance from the top
Insights for high-performing boards
Gain new insights and fresh perspectives from our research, analysis and podcast series
