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2025 Public Company Board Practices Oversight Survey
Data Pack: Board-CEO Relationship
What are the biggest barriers to building and sustaining an effective board-CEO relationship?
|
Barriers |
Value |
|
Ineffective information flow between the board and CEO |
38.36% |
|
Unclear communication of board’s expectations of CEO |
37.67% |
|
Conflicting priorities between the board and CEO |
36.30% |
|
Unclear delineation of the role of the board versus the role of management |
28.77% |
|
Insufficient CEO focus on building relationships |
25.34% |
|
Interpersonal conflicts and unhealthy board culture |
20.55% |
|
Insufficient board focus on building relationships |
18.49% |
|
Complications arising from the combined board chair-CEO structure |
10.96% |
|
None |
8.22% |
|
Other |
6.16% |
|
|
n=146 |
This table comes from the Board-CEO Relationship section of the 2025 NACD Public Company Board Practices and Oversight Survey.
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