Board Effectiveness
Board Effectiveness
Building boards fit for the future
Boards have become a company’s moral compass. Going beyond mere compliance, they now set the tone on everything from social responsibility and sustainability to diversity and ethics. At the same time, corporate boards must champion innovation with force to ensure their organizations are fit for the future.
Heidrick & Struggles has built and advised the boards of many of the world’s best-known and most respected companies. Amid a rapidly changing landscape, we share our unique understanding of board dynamics and the purpose and role boards play to motivate and unify an organization to catalyze long-term performance. By asking difficult questions, we facilitate critical conversations that lead to actionable insights and a clear path forward.
The Inclusion Imperative
“Ultimately, an inclusive and effective board is built around a shared purpose, which requires breaking down barriers and establishing principles of engagement based on trust and transparency.”
Effective Boards: An enabler to drive corporate performance
At the board level as a whole, we focus on a mix of mobilization, execution, transformation, and agility by way of board reviews and effectiveness, as well as director onboarding
Featured Insights
Leadership Succession Planning
CEO and board confidence monitor 2025: Persistent concerns, pockets of increased confidence
Our second annual survey of CEOs and board members at companies around the world highlights a persistent set of significant concerns and a continued lack of confidence in leadership pipelines. However, the results also show that companies have made progress in addressing some of their longer-term concerns.
Meet our leadership
Alice Breeden
Global Leader, Europe
Gaby Riddington
Regional Leader, Australia, APAC
Laryssa Topolnytsky, PhD
Regional Leader, Americas
Markus Wiesner
Regional Leader, Middle East
How can we help?
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