Board Tools
By emailTools for board work that cannot leave the boardroom.
For chairs and boards whose work depends on confidential material. The tools run inside the engagement and are never published.
Answered within a week. Nothing you send is shared.
Typical uses
Board review
An evaluation of how the board works, prepared from material the board already holds.
Benchmarking
The board set against comparable boards on size, composition and renewal.
Board composition
The skills on the board today against what the next period requires, ahead of renewal.
Try the demonstrations
Both run on a fictional company, so they can be opened without an engagement.
Board evaluationBoard SignalsEach member answers a short evaluation on their phone, and the chair sees where the board agrees and where it splits.
During the meetingSignal EngineA recorded meeting showing signals collected while the agenda item is still open, so the chair can act on them before the decision.
Who it is for
Chairs, vice chairs and nomination committees, and executives who work closely with a board. The tools are used inside an engagement, not sold as software.
How an engagement works
- First emailA short description of the board and the question.
- ConversationA call to agree scope, material and timing.
- WorkThe tools run on the agreed material only.
- CloseMaterial is returned or deleted when the work ends.
Confidentiality
- Board material is used only for the agreed work.
- Nothing is published, and no client is named on this site.
- Material is deleted or returned at the end of the engagement.
What to include in the first email
- Your role and the type of company, without names if you prefer.
- The question the board is facing.
- The timing, for example an evaluation cycle or an annual general meeting.
Answered within a week.