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Board Value Index: Middle East Winter 2025

Are Middle East boards delivering on their potential? Find out what 100 GCC directors think about the effectiveness of their boards.
Research paper

Board Value Index: UK & North America Winter 2025

Are boards in the UK, USA, and Canada delivering on their potential? Read the latest edition of our landmark survey to find out.
Web Tool

How AI-ready is your board?

Use this free tool to assess your board’s AI readiness and identify practical steps to improve its oversight and resilience in an AI-powered world. In just a few minutes, you’ll get a clearer view of where your board stands today — and what to focus on next.
Blog

How high-performing directors prepare for board meetings — and how AI can help

Here’s our take on how high-performing directors prepare for board meetings — and how AI can support smart, focused board meeting preparation.
Checklist

The effective board meeting preparation checklist

Use this checklist to guide your preparation and set every board meeting up for success
Research Paper

The hybrid boardroom

As workplaces reopen, where and how we'll work is front of mind. But how does this thinking apply to boards?
Guide

The high-impact board pack workout

Identify your board reporting strengths and weaknesses and create high impact papers.
Guide

The ExCo's guide to shorter papers

Top techniques that leading UK board members use to get shorter, sharper papers back from their authors.
Guide

The ExCo's guide to agility

What's it going to take to be agile enough to survive tomorrow? Read our findings here.
Guide

The definitive guide to the CEO's report

Knowing what's on the CEO's mind is key for an effective board. We've asked top CEOs to share their tips on how they write a great report.
Guide

The definitive guide to decision papers

Decision papers make or break boards' most important choices. Here's our recipe for consistently writing papers that hit the mark.
Guide

The company secretary's guide to choosing new technology — Part 2

Successfully pitch your proposal to decision-makers and get the support you need to move forward.
Guide

The company secretary's guide to choosing new technology — Part 1

Want to improve how you run board meetings, but unsure where to begin? Pinpoint your priorities and next steps using this guide.
Research Paper

The board report: Lessons learned from a crisis

What did the COVID-19 crisis teach boards about the way they operate?
Research Paper

Navigating the new world of stakeholder governance

Are boards ready to embrace stakeholder governance to drive a better future?
Web Tool

Meeting minutes calculator

Meeting minutes too often take days to put together. Uncover the scale of that hidden costs with our online calculator.
Case Study

Maximising the value of your board

Find out how fast-growing businesses learned to make the most of their board's time.
Guide

How to deploy a board & leadership portal?

How to find a board portal your board members will love.
Guide

Guide to virtual boardroom security

How to keep your board papers and information secure online.
Guide

Chairing remote meetings in times of crisis

Get our guide for chairs on how to run focused virtual board meetings.
Research Paper

CFO fairer future toolkit

Find out how forward-thinking CFOs can prepare for the future and how their role is changing.
Web Tool

Board reporting calculator for service providers

How much time and money do you invest in reporting to your clients’ boards and committees?
Web Tool

Board reporting calculator

Your board pack likely costs more than you think. Find out how much with our calculator, jointly built with The Chartered Governance Institute.
Web Tool

Board reporting assessment

Use this online assessment tool to find out how effective your board packs are and get personalised advice on how to improve.
Template

Board portal switch template

Use this ready-to-use template to make your case for a move to Board Intelligence.
Portal Brochure

Board Intelligence Portal brochure

Our portal simplifies board meeting preparation from start to finish. Read how.
Case Study

Board Intelligence case study: Reckitt

Reckitt give their meeting model a full health check. Here’s how they've done it.
Case Study

Board Intelligence case study: OakNorth

OakNorth Bank's board reporting process keeps pace with its fast growth. Here’s how they've done it.
Checklist

Board effectiveness checklist

Download the Board Effectiveness Checklist to quickly assess what your board is doing well and where there's room for improvement.
Web Tool

Agility Friction Test

Agility has never been more crucial to survival. Find out where your agility frictions are, and what to do next.

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