Strategic board advisory services
From governance to value creation – through recruitment, evaluation and data-driven insights
Strategic services for boards of directors
• Board Recruitment
We identify and attract the right candidates for board roles – with a focus on diversity, skills and strategic fit.
• Board Evaluation
Structured assessments that provide insights, improve governance and strengthen the dynamics of the board.
• Board Advisory Services
Strategic consultation on governance, succession and board roles – based on best practice and regulatory requirements.
• Board Workshops
Facilitated sessions focusing on collaboration, dynamics and future skills requirements.
• Board Workshops
An objective, data-driven tool for benchmarking remuneration
How to build a successful career on a board of directors
We are seeing more and more boards using board evaluations more actively as a strategic tool – not because they have to, but because they want to develop
At a time when the demands placed on boards are rising exponentially – from strategy and risks to a greater understanding of technology and geopolitics – it is no longer enough simply to “keep up”. Boards must be even more forward-looking.
At a time when the demands on boards are rising exponentially – from strategy and risk management to a greater understanding of technology and geopolitics – it is no longer enough simply to ‘keep up’.
Boards of directors need to be even more forward-looking.
It is not just about governance – it is about performance in terms of value creation and interaction with senior management and the board. The most effective evaluations are those tailored to the current development of the board, combining online surveys with interviews and in-board observations – followed up with action on selected, specific recommendations.
As an integral part of the board’s learning culture, which is constantly being refined and developed. Some carry out brief annual assessments, whilst others opt for an in-depth external review every three years. It depends on needs and context. We believe in bespoke programmes – where the evaluation delivers value in the here and now, whilst also looking to the future.
How board evaluations can support value creation
Evaluations give rise to:
- To get an overall picture of where the board stands today
- To adjust the direction, roles and composition as a more natural part of our day-to-day work, in line with changing skills requirements
- To strengthen collaboration with the Executive Board
- And, not least, to become even better at creating value and ensuring forward-looking inspiration
What is benchmarking – and how do we ensure a constructive dialogue about the board’s performance, time spent, the complexity of its tasks and its ability to attract the right skills?
The Board Complexity Index (BCI) is our digital tool that enables foundations, AMBA companies and businesses to:
- Benchmark fees, structure and executive remuneration
- Enter key data on the composition, roles and fees of the board of directors
- Obtain actual data and a model-based fee level calculated on the basis of eight parameters
With visual dashboards and comparisons against similar organisations, the board of directors gains a fact-based overview that creates transparency, strengthens governance and ensures a structured dialogue on remuneration setting.
BCI is continuously developed with new data, model optimisation and dynamic AI modelling – so you always have the most up-to-date insights.
Why Odgers?
- A global network and local expertise. We help boards of directors create value through recruitment, evaluation, advisory services and development – underpinned by data and global best practice.
- Over 110 board evaluations carried out using a consistent methodology in listed companies, owner-managed businesses, foundations and AMBA-owned companies (analysis, interviews, workshops, observation, follow-up)
- Proven experience with governance frameworks and the development of board work and dynamics
We are finding that more and more boards are making more active use of board evaluations as a strategic tool – not because they have to, but because they want to develop.
At a time when the demands placed on boards of directors are rising exponentially – from strategy and risk management to a greater understanding of technology and geopolitics – it is no longer enough simply to “keep up”. Boards must be even more forward-looking.
Evaluations provide an opportunity to:
- Gain a shared understanding of where the board stands today
- Adjust its direction, roles and composition as a more natural part of day-to-day operations, in line with changing competence requirements
- Strengthen interaction with the executive management team
- And, not least, to become even better at creating value and ensuring forward-looking inspiration
It is not just about governance – it is about performance in terms of value creation and interaction with management and the board. The most effective evaluations are those tailored to the current development of the board, combining online surveys with interviews and in-board observations – followed up with action on selected, specific recommendations.
As an integral part of the board’s learning culture, where adjustments are made and progress is built upon on an ongoing basis. Some conduct brief annual ‘temperature checks’, whilst others opt for an in-depth external process every three years. It depends on needs and context. We believe in bespoke processes – where the evaluation delivers value here and now, whilst also looking ahead.
How board evaluations can support value creation