As part of Clarity’s committment to raising the bar for the leaders, boards and executive teams of growth companies, we run studies or research into the challenges that you face and the solutions that others have already found for them. We are currently investigating two areas: Board Effectiveness and CEO Leadership.

Board Effectiveness

We are currently re-designing our board evaluation process to develop a meaningful and value-adding board and top team appraisal approach for growth companies in the UK. As a starting point we joined forces with The Quoted Companies Alliance and  PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to identify best practice in the way boards work in successful small to mid cap companies. By completing this specially-designed survey, which is being circulated throughout the UK's AIM community and amongst other smaller listed companies you will:

•Be able to compare your board with those of similar-sized listed companies
•Develop insight into where your strengths are … and where there is room for improvement
•Generate board effectiveness information for the small / mid cap community as a whole, which will be shared in a number of events following publication of the findings.

The survey is designed to be easily and quickly completed, so should only take about 8-12 minutes of your time. If you would like to be notified of the findings of the survey, please indicate this at the appropriate point in the questionnaire.

We should stress that your individual responses will be completely confidential, so please be as honest as you can! I should also add that the survey site is security-protected.

To complete the survey please click here

Why are you as good as you are? How could you be even better?

This is a unique opportunity for leaders of successful, fast-growing businesses to stand back from the day-to-day operational pressures. The research will identify the leadership strengths you should be building upon, individually and as a board, and the areas to focus on to take your performance and that of your team to the next level. Our facilitative elicitation interview will give you fresh insight, and participation in the longer-term programme will enable you to measure your progress and benchmark yourself against your peers.

Clarity works with the CEOs and senior executives from a wide range of successful businesses and we have become convinced that there are specific elements to the leadership of ambitious businesses that are significant in driving business success.

So what are these elements? What leadership capabilities make a real difference in enabling fast-growing businesses to grow rapidly and, perhaps more importantly, sustain their growth when other companies have reached their ceiling? Our study investigates 5 areas: 4 concerning the CEO’s leadership style and one covering board operation and focus. They are:

• Defining the vision
• Taking stock and watching the road
• Connecting
• Innovating and maintaining freshness
• Board Operation and focus
  

What is the process?

We conduct a two-hour elicitation interview with the senior executive. We use a facilitative approach to help you stand back and consider how you and your board operate.

We provide you with individual playback from the interview, including recommendations for where to focus for maximum impact.

You have the opportunity to participate in ongoing research to measure both your progress and be benchmarked against your peers.

How do I take part?

Contact research@clarity-partners.com or call 0870 225 7080 for further information and to sign up.