Board Intelligence

Your board pack is more than just a set of reports: it’s a strategic tool that shapes decision-making, enhances visibility, and strengthens governance. In a time of rapid change and uncertainty, it can supercharge your board and leadership decision-making. Curious to find out how? Join our webinar on 30th April where Anna Scholes and Suzi Beese will reveal how leading companies have overhauled their approach to board reporting, and the powerful, lasting impact it’s having on their business performance. Register here: https://bit.ly/3Ry2x4N

Missed the Financial Times this weekend? Don’t worry. This morning’s Board Intelligence Newsletter ("What Mattered on Monday") has the stories that matter most to governance professionals and board members, curated by our team. Plus: latest research, big questions for boards, and exclusive invites to events you should have in your diary. Sign up here.

How do you build a high-performance culture? Plenty of leadership teams want to be strategic and make smart, data-driven decisions, but they get stuck in the weeds. The difference between good and great? Great teams build the systems and habits that turn ambition into action. There are practical, proven approaches that any executive team can adopt. Whatever your size, sector, or stage. Hear Ann Hiatt and Pippa Begg as they explore how to bring this to life. #ScienceofBoardEffectiveness #betterboards #Boardeffectiveness #Leadership

“The best thing about a Monday morning.” That’s how one FTSE Chair describes our newsletter. Want to find out what you're missing? Governance news, expert insight, and boardroom briefings: all in your inbox before your first coffee kicks in. Join the thousands of senior leaders and governance professionals who are already subscribed.

In March, we hosted our European Manager Forum in Zurich, where nearly 100 LPs, portfolio leaders, and partners came together for updates on our firm, our portfolio, and the trends shaping enterprise software today – including the intersection of AI and the systems of record that power it.   The conversations reflected a shared belief: we believe the small-cap end of enterprise software remains one of the most compelling places to invest, build, and scale – and we’re excited about what’s ahead.   Enjoy some highlights from #EMF, featuring Neil Malik, Sujit Banerjee, Rohit De Souza (MariaDB), Pippa Begg (Board Intelligence), and Brady Harris (IXOPAY).   #categoryleaders

🔦Client spotlight: Beazley 🔦 Improving board materials isn't just about efficiency. It's about enabling better decisions and maximising the value of every meeting. Through training on best practice reporting and our QDI principle we helped report authors at Beazley sharpen their focus. Not just on what to report, but why it matters. And by guiding them to think through the key questions and the story behind each report, they created board papers that are clearer, more strategic, and ultimately more impactful. As the Chair of the Board put it: "The papers we now have mean we can quickly get to the kernel of the conversation.” Curious how QDI could support your board? Join us on 30th April to hear from the team, and see what a board pack overhaul looks like in practice: https://bit.ly/4j0j3GI

Does your board spend time where it really counts? Too many boards and exec teams are stuck reacting to the now — buried in the weeds or stuck in the detail. Future-ready boards carve out time for deep thinking. For forecasting. For getting ahead of what’s coming. That doesn’t happen by luck. The most successful boards get there by design: with clear agendas, disciplined approach to innovation, and reflecting on how they spent their time. Hear Ann Hiatt and Pippa Begg as they explore how to bring this to life. #ScienceofBoardEffectiveness #betterboards #Boardeffectiveness #Leadership

🔦 Client Spotlight: Emburse 🔦 We're proud to partner with Emburse, a market leading technology company, to help them get even more value from their board. Hear directly from Marne Martin (CEO) and Alfred Diez (Chief of Staff) as they share how Board Intelligence is supporting smarter decision-making and accelerating their growth. Welcome to the Board Intelligence community, Emburse!

It's Monday morning, so thousands of board members and governance professionals have just opened their copy of What Matters on Monday: a weekly digest of all the latest news, research and guidance. Sign up, free, for: 💡A news digest of all the key stories from the last 7 days, curated by our team of experts 💡Latest research on the science of board effectiveness 💡Invitations to webinars and events with industry experts

Why do some boards make great decisions, while others, with the same data, struggle to come to a conclusion? We think it's time to move past gut feel and explore what actually drives better boardroom decisions. That’s why we’re running a new piece of research into the science of decision making. We’re inviting board members and executives to participate. 📝 Take the survey: For 🇺🇸 US directors: https://bit.ly/4c5NbxK For 🇬🇧 UK and 🇸🇪 Sweden Directors: https://bit.ly/3FN9Z9G