Board Performance Evaluation

Statement of Need

Ultimately, the responsibility for creating a high performance organisation rest with the top management. The board of directors has the unique role of setting the performance agenda and tone. To effectively carry out this role, the board need to have mechanisms for assessing its performance, collectively and individually. The assessment is anchored on the board climate.

Who Attends

At the end of the course participants will:

• Learn the importance of setting the performance management agenda
• Learn how to align board performance climate to the organisation
• Learn how to formulate the board scorecard
• Learn how to design and conduct board evaluation
• Learn how to strengthen board performance

Topics Include

Overview of the governance

• The Board performance agenda
• The board result framework and alignment to the organisation
• Creating the board scorecard
• Setting the tone and climate for board performance
• Designing board performance evaluation tools
• Conducting board performance evaluation
• Formulating strategies for strengthening board performance