The Governance Institute’s committee assessments are comprised of a variety of items asking how effectively your organization’s board committees observe recommended practices and designed to measure how well your committee performs in select recommended practice areas. These assessments are a benefit of membership with The Governance Institute and are intended to assess how the committee perceives its overall performance as a whole.

High-performing committees are a powerful tool for ensuring that critical governance activities are consistently addressed and given the focus they need. Committees do not replace the work of the board, but rather aid the full board in fulfilling its responsibilities in a more efficient, manageable way. Assessing your committee’s performance will help you better understand areas of strength and weakness, develop an action plan for performance improvement, track improvement goals, and therefore enhance committee and board performance.

The Governance Institute designed nine, unique committee assessments for the most prevalent committees:

• Finance and Investment Committee
  

• Audit & Compliance Committee

• Quality Committee

• Strategy Committee

• Executive Committee

• Executive and Physician Compensation Committee

• Governance Committee

• Custom committee of your choice

The committee assessment structure consists of:

• A set of general performance and culture questions applicable to any committee

• A set of committee-specific items for each of the seven committee assessments

This design enables your organization’s board committees to learn from each other as well as individually assess their performance on The Governance Institute’s industry-leading recommended committee practices. When your organization receives the results, the committees will be able to compare and cross-pollinate their strengths across all of the board’s committees for improved governance development and performance.

If you would like more information about The Governance Institute’s Committee Self-Assessments, contact your Customer Success Manager or call (877) 712-8778.