In the Code of Corporate Governance of the King Report, companies and enterprises are urged to undertake regular assessments of the performance of their boards of directors and committees of the board. However, no guidance is given of how to go about this. For many companies it is an entirely new concept and therefore directors need to get guidance on where to start, what to watch out for and what needs to be done when the assessment is finished. This book is aimed at filling those gaps.

How to do Board Evaluations provides directors with practical step-by-step guidance on how to do board assessments in a structured manner - from where to start to potential pitfalls and the post-assessment actions required. The book goes beyond compliance with the recommended best practice - it also focuses on doing assessments in order to strengthen weaknesses and achieve an overall improvement in the way individuals, committees, boards and especially their leadership perform. 

• Introduction to board evaluations

• Why should boards be evaluated?

• Why is the board there at all?

• The process of conducting board evaluations

• The objectives of a board evaluation

• The methodology of doing board evaluations

• Evaluation performed by the chairman

• Evaluation performed by an independent service provider

• What will be evaluated?

• How will the evaluation be done?

• When will the evaluation be done?

• How will the results be collated?

• Follow-up action

• Designing the questionnaire

• Sample questions relating to board evaluations

• Interpersonal relationships

• Keep it simple

• The problem of overcommitment

• The questionnaire template

• Red flags

• Annexure

• Index

• Company directors

• Company secretaries

• Corporate consultants and administrators

• Professional service providers

• Board committee members