This primer on board self-evaluations includes:
- What is a board self-evaluation?
- Are board self-evaluations required?
- Should the board of my company perform a self-evaluation if it is not required to do so?
- What are the benefits and risks?
- Who should oversee the evaluation process?
- How should the evaluation be conducted?
- What should be the objectives against which the directors’ performance is assessed?
- How often should board and committee evaluations be conducted?
- Should individual directors be evaluated, in addition to the board or committee as a whole?
- If my company were to decide that individual directors should be evaluated, how should this be done?
- What, if anything, should be communicated to the public regarding the board evaluation process?