Contents Preface, 1


Section 1 Towards dynamic governance, 2


Heidrick and Struggles’ point of view on the evolving role of boards in providing leadership and driving business performance


Introduction, 2 Deep business knowledge, 4 Diversity of thought, 6 Engaged leadership, 8 Strategic alignment and execution, 10 Capacity to adapt, 12 Leadership talent, 14


Towards corporate governance – In conclusion, 16


Section 2 Corporate governance benchmarks, 17


A data driven review of key corporate governance metrics around structure, composition and evaluation


Structure, 18 Composition, 23 Board evaluation, 31


Section 3 Board eff ectiveness survey, 33


A review of board performance across the six dynamic governance criteria


Methodology, 44


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