2026-08-27 11:00 AM (EST)
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The seven hallmarks of an effective board:
A research-backed framework
Most board evaluations start from the wrong place. They ask “interesting” questions rather than relevant ones, treat compliance as the goal rather than performance, and produce reports that sit on a shelf.
Better Boards has spent years researching what separates effective boards from ineffective ones, including interviewing over 100 Chairs, Directors, and Investment Managers. The result is the Seven Hallmarks of Effective Boards: a peer-reviewed, evidence-based framework that focuses on what truly drives boardroom performance.
In this 60-minute session, Dr Sabine Dembkowski will walk through the framework and the gap between what high-performing boards do and what most boardrooms look like in practice today.
Agenda
Introduction
- Why board effectiveness matters now more than ever
- About Better Boards and the mission to help ambitious organizations build more effective boards
The Better Boards researc
- Origins of the 7 Hallmarks framework — peer-reviewed research by Dr Sabine Dembkowski, published across the US, UK, and Europe
- Why traditional, surface-level evaluations fall short — and what to do instead
Research findings vs boardroom reality
- What the research reveals about high-performing boards
- The gap: What most boardrooms look like in practice today
Common pitfalls
- What goes wrong: Blurred roles, lack of strategic alignment, and insufficient reflection time
- Case insights from FTSE, NASDAQ, and DAX-listed organizations
How leading global organizations are using technology
- How AI-powered analysis and benchmarking are transforming board evaluations
- Why individualized Director reports drive engagement and follow-through
- Better Boards’ ISO 27001-certified platform in practice
