Board Evaluation Archives | Better Boards https://better-boards.com/category/board-evaluation/ Board Evaluations for Better Boards Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:29:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://better-boards.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-BB-favicon-32x32.png Board Evaluation Archives | Better Boards https://better-boards.com/category/board-evaluation/ 32 32 Board evaluation results – Insights from an analysis of FTSE350 annual reports https://better-boards.com/board-evaluation-results-insights-from-an-analysis-of-ftse350-annual-reports/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-evaluation-results-insights-from-an-analysis-of-ftse350-annual-reports Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:20:41 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=8208 The UK is famous for its rigorous governance code and almost universal adoption of regular board evaluations. Yet, in examining the outcome of board reviews, a strange pattern emerges. As new research from AvS Advisors reveals, British boards are excellent at some things and surprisingly neglectful of others. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder…

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]]> It’s Not If – It’s When: The Role of Boards in the Cyber-Risk Age https://better-boards.com/its-not-if-its-when-the-role-of-boards-in-the-cyber-risk-age/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-not-if-its-when-the-role-of-boards-in-the-cyber-risk-age Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:25:30 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=7773 Cybersecurity is a core business risk that can impact the entire organisation. Boards must understand how cyber threats impact financial performance, reputation, and regulatory obligations. Boards must also build awareness of their organisation’s cyber security posture, protection measures, and incident response protocols. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner at Better Boards,…

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]]> Governance Experts as Non-Executive Directors: A perfect fit? https://better-boards.com/governance-experts-as-non-executive-directors-a-perfect-fit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governance-experts-as-non-executive-directors-a-perfect-fit Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:52:04 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=7359 Governance experts and Company Secretaries are a prime but often overlooked pool of talent available as high-quality Non-Executive Directors. Yet why, exactly, do they work so well on Boards? In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner, is joined by Lyn Colloff, a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute with 40 years’ experience…

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]]> Going beyond the routine change https://better-boards.com/going-beyond-the-routine-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=going-beyond-the-routine-change Thu, 04 Sep 2025 17:00:28 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=7186 When organisations face a need for transformation, Boards must become catalysts for change. This requires specific behaviours so that Boards can successfully go beyond oversight to provide strategic leadership when it is needed most. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner, is joined by Lan O’Connor, a global transformation leader with deep…

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How Governance Professionals Are Shaping the Boardrooms of Tomorrow https://better-boards.com/from-gatekeeper-to-guide-how-governance-professionals-are-shaping-the-boardrooms-of-tomorrow/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-gatekeeper-to-guide-how-governance-professionals-are-shaping-the-boardrooms-of-tomorrow Thu, 21 Aug 2025 09:09:23 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=7163 Governance professionals are no longer the quiet scribes in the corner. Today, they are critical voices at the heart of boardroom decision-making. In this episode, Dr Sabine Dembkowski speaks with Erika Eliasson-Norris, CEO of Beyond Governance and author of The Secret Diary of a Company Secretary, to explore how the role has evolved and why it…

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]]> Steering the Shift: Board Leadership in Times of Transformation https://better-boards.com/steering-the-shift-board-leadership-in-times-of-transformation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=steering-the-shift-board-leadership-in-times-of-transformation Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:22:26 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=7038 As a director, you regularly oversee change. But how do you distinguish routine adjustments from true enterprise-level transformation? And how must the board’s role evolve to meet it? In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski talks with Lan O’Connor, a global transformation leader. At SAIC, she led IPO readiness and NYSE listing. At Capgemini, she drove…

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]]> Mastering Internal Board Evaluation https://better-boards.com/mastering-internal-board-evaluation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastering-internal-board-evaluation Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:33:46 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=5904 Corporate Governance Codes worldwide state that an internal board evaluation shall be conducted in years one and two after a fully facilitated external evaluation. It is one of those tasks on a Company Secretariat’s calendar that has to be done. But how? In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards,…

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]]> Mastering the Company Secretariat https://better-boards.com/mastering-the-company-secretariat/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mastering-the-company-secretariat Wed, 05 Jun 2024 16:25:42 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=5819 Managing an ever-growing agenda, Company Secretaries today face a plethora of issues that can pull their focus in countless directions. It’s truly challenging to work effectively with the board and keep on top of the ever-changing economic, technological, and regulatory landscape. So, how can Company Secretaries maintain clarity and focus amidst their expanding responsibilities? In…

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]]> Board Evaluations – What does good really look like? Part II https://better-boards.com/board-evaluations-what-does-good-really-look-like-part-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-evaluations-what-does-good-really-look-like-part-ii Thu, 31 Mar 2022 23:57:12 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=3807 Nowhere is the practice of conducting board evaluations more advanced than in the UK, and more boards of listed organisations conduct board evaluations here regularly than anywhere else. In the second part of this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski (Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards) talks to Maureen Beresford, Head of Corporate Governance at the…

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]]> Board Evaluations – What does good really look like? Part I https://better-boards.com/board-evaluations-what-does-good-really-look-like-part-i/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-evaluations-what-does-good-really-look-like-part-i Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:34:20 +0000 https://better-boards.com/?p=3762 The Corporate Governance Code in the UK is the blueprint for corporate governance codes worldwide. Nowhere else is the practice of conducting board evaluations more advanced, and nowhere else do more boards of listed organisations conduct board evaluations on a regular basis. In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski talks with Maureen Beresford, Head of Corporate…

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