Board-Management Relationship Template

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How to Use Our Board-Management Relationship Template

The board management relationship template is part of a comprehensive library of board performance templates relating to key areas of board effectiveness. Consider including the board management relationship template as part of your board evaluation process to understand the nature and dynamics of the relationship between the board and management team.

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Why is the Board-Management Relationship Important?

The relationship between the board and management is critical to an organisation’s long-term success. It is imperative that the board is receiving the right information, at the right time, from the CEO and Executive team. To effectively steer the organisation, directors need to understand the CEO’s front-of-mind issues and must invest time in understanding the business. Management should expect the board to hold them to account, monitor and ask questions.

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Board-Management Relationship FAQs

How do you improve board-management relations?

What is the role of the board versus management?

The board is responsible for the overall strategic direction and governance of the organisation, while management is responsible for executing strategy and running the day-to-day operations. It is expected that the board will monitor and ask questions of management, and that management will seek advice from the board and make use of directors’ expertise as and when appropriate.

What are the various elements that make up the board-management relationship?

Some of the elements that make up the board management relationship include:

- CEO selection and succession planning

- CEO performance reviews and mentoring

- Directors’ confidence in the CEO and management team

- Management receptiveness to input from the board

- Directors’ understanding of key management challenges

- How management discloses information to the board

- How the board provides feedback to the management team

- The level of exposure that the board has to the full management team

Board-Management Relationship