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Harper Webb conducts independent reviews of board effectiveness

  • We look for the good things your board does,

  • We identify the skills you have and the way you deploy them

  • We harness your potential to build on your strengths and to hold on to them in future

  • We work with you to help you explore ways to step up your governance and improve outcomes

  • We give you practical suggestions for change

One size doesn’t fit all 

We’ve observed dozens of boards in action and seen great performance along with the not so great, innovative approaches and the same old.  Most boards have a bit of both.

There’s no magic formula because all boards are different.  They have differing roles and responsibilities and work in differing regulatory landscapes. Ultimately, boards are made up of humans with a vast range of personalities and styles, backgrounds and experiences. 

And that makes your board unique.

In each project, we take what you do and build on it. We explain to you the approaches we’ve seen working well at other boards. And we discuss with you how you can adopt new practices in your context and in your way.

We don’t dictate or lecture.

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Additional services

Below are some of the additional services we’ve provided to our clients

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  • We help you by:

    • Assessing the performance of your ExCo 

    • Looking at the effectiveness of its decision making

    • Considering its composition, dynamics, remit, agendas, support and information  

    • Suggesting ways to improve its linkages with the Board and committees

  • We help you by:

    • establishing the mix of skills, knowledge and profiles needed in board members

    • identifying current coverage and gaps

    • planning for future succession 

  • We help you by:

    • assessing the quality of your board papers

    • reviewing your processes for producing board packs

    • developing templates for your context

    • providing concise guidance and training for report writers and presenters

  • We help you by:

    • assessing the governance and/or remuneration sections in your annual report

    • identifying ways you can make your reporting more concise, informative and engaging

    • providing detailed redrafting

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