How to Conduct Board Evaluations for Better Governance

Hawkamah's operational guide walks boards through defining scope, structuring surveys and peer interviews, analysing findings, and translating results into a concrete action plan — covering composition, meeting effectiveness, information flow, and culture. It introduces a hybrid model where a governance consultant designs the framework but the board owns execution, balancing rigour with internal accountability. This is directly actionable for mid-market boards in the Gulf and SEA that want to raise governance maturity without a full external review mandate.