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BoardsCount 2007

The pressure has been on boards in the last few years. There have been
scandals in a few large private sector corporations; there have been
commissions on public, private and voluntary sector governance; and
there has been a bewildering array of advice to support boards.

Good boards learn and adapt. But when the buck stops with you, with
your board, how do you know you are doing a good job? How do you get
the reassurance you need? One of the most important things a board can
do in this respect is to put in place the means to get feedback- and
to reflect on that feedback, so you can make the right changes. But
there are many ways of getting feedback. Which approach is right for
your board?

BoardsCount(tm) is one of a range of tools that are currently
available. Uniquely, it gives you the objective data you need about
what other boards do. So, you can ask better questions. So you can
plan the changes you need to make. And so that you can celebrate the
gains you have already made.

How did BoardsCount(tm) come about?

Transform Management Consultancy, in partnership with The Governance
Hub and Agenda Consulting, launched BoardsCount(tm) as a new
benchmarking service focused specifically on the governance of Third
Sector Organisations. The service was developed and led by a Steering
Group comprising Chairs, CEOs and senior Directors of a range of Third
Sector bodies and their umbrella organisations.

It was developed by sector people with the sector in mind.

Try a free sampler now

Experience governance benchmarking now! Complete the following 12
questions devised by (and with the kind permission of) governance
'guru' Tesse Akpeki (http://www.TesseAkpeki.com) and compare your
answers with those that the other people who also tried the sampler -
http://www.trans4mgt.com/pages/boards_count_future_sample.php

BoardsCount(tm) 2007 was launched at the NCVO/On Board Governance Hub
conference on Monday 8 October.

To download the summary report go to http://www.trans4mgt.com/pages/do
wnloads/BC_Summary_4.pdf

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