Your company only works as well as your board. Continuously assessing your board’s decision-making processes and composition thus plays a crucial role in creating more growth in your business.

The job of your board of directors is to set the level of ambition and strategic goals for your company. The board also monitors how the company is progressing towards achieving these goals. With the right board of directors in place, the CEO gains the tools he or she needs to drive your company’s growth. A board assessment serves as a way to ensure that critical decisions are made right – and by the right people. 

Step 1. Board of director composition

Step 2. Level of ambition

Step 3. Strategic objectives to monitor

Step 4. Effective management

Step 5. Growth

We ask the hard questions – and make your job easier

Engaging an external party like Michael Berglund makes it easier for you to draw the right conclusions from a board assessment. This is because we apply tried and tested models, and because both the board members and the chair are part of the evaluation – even when the latter is our own client. Plus, you’ll also gain insights and experiences from the decades of assessments we’ve performed for other companies.

How does your board stack up against others? 

All of our board assessments include Michaël Berglund’s Board Index, which collects data from previous evaluations from a range of industries and company sizes.

The right assessment for your company

According to the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance, a board of directors must evaluate its work annually. We recommend that you do a more comprehensive evaluation every two years and a simpler survey in the years in between. If your company is going through extensive changes or challenges, we recommend that you add a 360-degree analysis in addition to the assessment.

Board assessments – In-depth interviews
Analyze your board using personal, in-depth interviews based on a customized questionnaire. 

Board assessments – Surveys
Analyze your board using an online survey based on a customized questionnaire. 

Follow-up
Follow up the completed board assessment with supplementary questions in personal interviews or as an online survey.

360-degree analysis
Allow board members to comment anonymously on each other’s contributions to the board. 

Michaël Berglund Board & Leadership Services helps your board evolve

We help companies create growth by developing their boards. We apply tried and tested methods, always taking a tailor-made approach. Over the years, we have grown value for listed companies, private equity firms, state-owned organizations, owner-managed companies and family-owned businesses.  Thanks to our many years of experience in interviewing and assessment within Executive Search, your company is sure to benefit. Plus, our consultants bring to the table their own personal experience from serving on boards and management teams. This gives you an evaluation partner capable of capturing crucial development opportunities and presenting specific suggestions for improvement