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“Lansdowne Board Intelligence assisted us in the recruitment of the inaugural trustees for six Education Sector Employee Life and Health Trusts. From the moment we met Gillian and her team, we knew we had selected the right organization, and we couldn’t have asked for a better outcome!” Read Testimonials
Reimagining Agile, Forward-Thinking Boards
The demands placed upon boards and executive leaders have never been greater as organizations across every industry sector grapple with unprecedented business disruption and a changing workforce. To navigate today’s critical issues and position itself for the future, it’s vital for your organization to have the right blend of qualified, relevant, and diverse leadership – That’s where Lansdowne Board Intelligence comes in.
Recruit Qualified, Relevant, and Diverse Board Members
The business world is changing at lightning speed with every industry sector susceptible to technology disruption and other risk events, that has existential implications, where unique and novel risks are testing the capabilities of boards.
While the use of board skills matrices is universal, the way in which boards assess and present the capability of its existing directors varies widely, and a lack of rigour prevails. The pervasive use of antiquated skills matrices and the paucity of well-defined metrics is deeply problematic. Outmoded skills matrices can portray that the board does not have any skills gaps, when in fact there may be existing disparities.
At Lansdowne Board Intelligence, we’ve reimagined the board skills matrix. We’ll conduct a gauge of your current board members to vigorously assess individual competency, the collective board’s capabilities, and identify any gaps. We help your board implement a best-in-class, agile, forward-looking, board competency & capability framework in complete alignment to your organization’s strategy, key challenges, and inherent business risks.
Our proprietary competency framework will authentically illustrate the relevant breadth and depth of board capability, improve transparency, and strengthen your board’s effectiveness, which will withstand scrutiny from even your most fervent stakeholders.
Revitalize Board Selection Practices
Being a successful CEO or Executive Officer does not guarantee they will be an effective board director. Discerning how to identify those who have the capability from those who don’t is serious business.
We help your board apply an objective, vigorous and consistent process that avoids the outdated, self-defeating, “impression-based” practices of backing candidates who are personally better liked or ‘appear’ to ‘fit’ well with the board — regardless of their true ability, which causes qualified but lesser-known candidates to be overlooked.
When you work with us, you’ll benefit from our proprietary protocols that are specifically designed for the role of a Board. We’ll help your committee gain a genuine understanding of each candidate’s core competencies and personal attributes, keeping the focus on the merit of each candidate and the “True” capability they can bring to your board. Each candidate that we present to you will be personally interviewed and evaluated for the role at hand.
We help improve your board renewal practices and thus, enhance your board’s effectiveness.
Board & Director Performance Evaluation
It should come as no surprise that a substantial share of directors view the way in which board evaluations are conducted as not as effective as it should be. With the self-assessment method, directors are generally reluctant to provide objective, robust evaluation of their fellow members, let alone of the board chair. Camaraderie, comfort level, and ‘personal’ connection all influence and cloud perspective, resulting in an imprecise evaluation.
As an independent evaluator, we are unencumbered to conduct an impartial, scrupulous performance assessment of individual directors, committee chairs, and the chair. We use an appropriate assessment methodology with conscientious measurement criteria that is in alignment with the responsibilities and expectations of what it means to be an effective director, as well as being aligned to the specific needs of your organization. We will make disinterested, and appropriate recommendations to help further the effectiveness and performance of the board.
Psychometric Leadership Assessment
We offer psychometric leadership assessment which provides critical information specific to executive functioning that are clearly linked to the competencies required for success in the role. We evaluate all aspects of executive functioning including:
• Intellectual style and approach
• Behavioural characteristics
• Social and interpersonal style
• Management style
• Cognitive agility
• Business approach
• Ability to cope with work-related, high intensity situations
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