Board Culture Playbook: Five Strategies to Build Leading Board Cultures

Are you ready to shape your board culture?

Leading boards intentionally evaluate board dynamics and structure meetings, engagements, and relationships to be inclusive to maximize board effectiveness.

Studies have shown a correlation between higher levels of board effectiveness and boards that adopt inclusive practices and are configured with people from a range of backgrounds and experiences.^1,2

In collaboration with directors, national organizations, and leading thinkers, we have compiled practices and tools to assess your board’s practices and activities to create a leading board culture.

• Establish Inclusive Norms
• Facilitate Effective Meetings
• Build Strong Relationships
• Mentor New Directors
• Engage With and Value Differences

Start with a Culture Assessment

_{^{1 - National Association of Corporate Directors, and Deloitte. “The inclusion-driven boardroom: Incorporating Inclusion to Help Realize the Benefits of Diversity.” 2023.}}

_{^{2 - Fucci, Mike, and Terri Cooper. “The Inclusion Imperative for Boards.” Deloitte Insights, Deloitte, 2 April 2019.}}