Governance Surveys
Directorship Magazine
2025 Private Company Board Practices Oversight Survey
Data Pack: Board-CEO Relationship
What impact do you believe the quality of your board-CEO relationship has on the following areas?
|
Impact Areas |
Extremely negative |
Somewhat negative |
Neither positive nor negative |
Somewhat positive |
Extremely positive |
n |
|
Crisis response effectiveness |
2.17% |
3.26% |
25.00% |
44.57% |
25.00% |
92 |
|
Agile decision-making by leadership team |
1.09% |
4.35% |
25.00% |
42.39% |
27.17% |
92 |
|
CEO leadership development |
3.26% |
5.43% |
15.22% |
42.39% |
33.70% |
92 |
|
Board effectiveness |
1.09% |
6.52% |
9.78% |
46.74% |
35.87% |
92 |
|
Health of the management culture |
3.26% |
2.17% |
15.22% |
39.13% |
40.22% |
92 |
|
Organizational performance |
1.09% |
3.26% |
11.96% |
50.00% |
33.70% |
92 |
|
Health of the board culture |
2.17% |
6.52% |
8.70% |
35.87% |
46.74% |
92 |
|
CEO effectiveness |
1.09% |
5.43% |
9.78% |
40.22% |
43.48% |
92 |
This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Private Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.