What's Your Modern Governance Score?
Are you practicing modern governance? Take a short quiz to find out where your board stacks up. We'll recommend tools and resources to get you to the next level.
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START QUIZ

How does your board assess whether it has the right people in the boardroom?
BACK
My board annually assesses the
performance of individual directors.
My board actively assesses whether
our composition supports the long-
term strategy.
My board uses the annual board evaluation as a strategic tool to assess composition.
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My board can readily access a database of qualified board candidates.
My board annually assesses whether we have the skills needed for each board committee.
My board annually assesses the performance of individual directors.
My board actively assesses whether our composition supports the
long-term strategy.
My board uses the annual board evaluation as a strategic tool to assess composition.
My board annually assesses whether
we have the skills needed for each
board committee.
2
My board annually assesses whether
we have the skills needed for each
board committee.
My board actively assesses whether
our composition supports the long-
term strategy.
How does your board assess whether it has the right people
in the boardroom?
I am satisfied with the following governance programs/processes my board has in place:
Check all that apply
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Onboarding program for new directors
Board meeting and agenda structure
Board education program
Reporting model between the board and management team
Check all that apply
BACK
My board uses the annual board evaluation as a strategic tool to assess composition.
My board annually assesses the
performance of individual directors.
2
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3
Board communication
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BACK
Reporting model between the board
and management team
Board meeting and agenda structure
I am satisfied with the following governance programs/processes my board has in place:
My organization has sufficiently automated and secured the following processes:
Check all that apply
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Board material preparation
Board material delivery & modification
Board evaluations
D&O questionnaires
Board communication
Entity and subsidiary management
Check all that apply
2
Onboarding program for new directors
Board education program
Reporting model between the board
and management team

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D&O questionnaires
Board meeting and agenda structure
I am satisfied with the following governance programs/processes my board has in place:
My board’s communication practices can be described by the following:
Check all that apply
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4
My board uses email to prepare or send board materials.
My board uses email to communicate.
My board uses a cloud-based file sharing tools like Dropbox, Box or Google Docs.
My board uses a secure, encrypted platform for some board communications (in addition to other channels).
My board uses a secure, encrypted platform for all board communications.
Check all that apply
3
Onboarding program for new directors
Board education program
Board communication
BACK
Next
5
BACK
My board uses a secure, encrypted
platform for some board communications
(in addition to other channels).
My board uses email to prepare or
send board materials.
Regarding your organization’s entity compliance:
Check all that apply
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My board or team has visibility into our entity data and compliance.
My board or team has confidence in the accuracy of our entity data.
It would be easy to pull a report on the global compliance of our entities.
N/A (This question does not apply to my organization)
Check all that apply
4
My board’s communication practices can be described by
the following:
My board uses email to communicate.
My board uses a cloud-based file sharing
tools like Dropbox, Box or Google Docs.
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Results
Peer group compensation data (via
a modeling tool)
Shareholder communication or concerns
Coverage of the organization across
media outlets
BACK
N/A (This question does not apply to
my organization)
My board or team has confidence in the accuracy of our entity data.
Regarding your organization’s global compliance:
Corporate governance best practices (i.e., thought leadership)
I am satisfied with my board’s level of visibility into the following areas:
Check all that apply
BACK
6
The culture at my organization
My board or team has visibility into our
entity data and compliance.
Equity ownership by major investors
Coverage of the organization across
media outlets
6
It would be easy to pull a report on the
global compliance of our entities.
Check all that apply
Cybersecurity strategy and preparedness
Executive pay compared to my peer groups and sector
Regulatory changes and how they impact my organization
Proxy advisory data and perceptions
Competitor and industry news
Media sentiment around my organization
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) data
Results
Board
Effectiveness
Diligent’s core board management software, which offers the technology foundation boards need to be both effective and secure.
Cyber threats, expanding regulations, global and political uncertainty—all these things contribute to a heightened profile of organizational risk. As today’s boards and governance teams answer regulator requests and oversee operational compliance across the globe, it’s never been more important for organizations to have a “single source of truth” when it comes to entity and subsidiary data. A modern entity governance platform enables timely access and reporting by various departments, as well as board visibility and confidence in the organization’s compliance globally.
Diligent Nominations
Strong
50
Resources
Resources
weak
Medium
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Medium
Diligent
Messenger
weak
See How You Can Improve Your Governance Score
Diligent
Nominations
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An application for conducting board assessments (and analyzing the responses) securely through your Diligent software.
Tools
An action item management solution providing board administrators with a tool to enhance their ability to easily take board meeting minutes and prepare them for further action with the board of directors.
Diligent
Governance Intel
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90
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Diligent Messenger
Resources
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Tools
Diligent Governance Intel
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Will “Tone at the Bottom” Impact Your Shareholder Value?
Is Your Board Prepared for the Rise in ESG Activism?
How Boards Can Avoid a Disruptive Shareholder Activist
Do You See What They See? Leverage Technology and Insights to Think Like an Activist
An application that offers a health check on your board composition and effectiveness compared to other companies—and allows you to search an extensive database of qualified board candidates.
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Board effectiveness boils down to three things: (1) Board Composition: Do you have the right people in the boardroom? (2) Governance Practices: Do you have the right governance practices in place (e.g., board evaluations, effective meeting & agenda structures) to drive board performance? (3) Technology: Do you have the technology needed to enable board efficiency (i.e., secure communication and collaboration). As today’s business landscape grows increasingly complex, it’s never been more important to do the foundational things right.
A secure messaging application
that functions like text messaging
and enables file sharing between board members.
Diligent CGLytics
Restart
A solution built on Diligent Secure File Sharing and integrated with Diligent’s market-leading Boards platform, used to secure and automate collation, distribution, and management of
board meeting materials.
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Diligent
Secure File Sharing
An application that offers a health check
on your board composition an effectiveness compared to other companies—and allows you to search an extensive database
of qualified board candidates.
Medium
weak
Strong
Strong
Software that allows organizations to centralize and manage their corporate subsidiary data, complete with an integration to Diligent Boards.
Diligent
Boards
An application for conducting and compiling Director & Officer compliance data securely in one location.
An application that offers a health check on your board composition and effectiveness compared to other companies—and allows you to search an extensive database of qualified board candidates.
An application for conducting and compiling Director & Officer compliance data securely in one location.
Security +
liability
20
INTELLIGENCE +strategy
78
Diligent
Assessments
Medium
Diligent
D&O Questionnaires
An AI-powered application that enables environmental scanning, advanced news aggregation, and trend analysis for your industry, company and competitors.
Restart
Strong
A document sharing tool, which enables information flow and collaboration between permissioned users within the organization or with trusted third parties.
Diligent Secure Meeting WF
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risk +
compliance
SEC Commissioner Jackson Outlines Cyber Challenges for Boards
Global Study Reveals Risky Practices in Board Communication
Is it Worth the Risk? Avoiding Cyber Mistakes in Boardroom Communication
Six Best Practices for Secure Board Communications and Why Email Is Insecure
Diligent
Minutes
Diligent Entities
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Your
Governance Score
60
Diligent Minutes
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An AI-powered application that enables environmental scanning, advanced news aggregation, and trend analysis for your industry, company and competitors.
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Tools
Diligent
CGLytics
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A secure messaging application that functions like text messaging and enables file sharing between board members.
Diligent
Boards
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RISK + compliance
An application that offers a health check on your board composition and effectiveness compared to other companies—and allows you to search an extensive database of qualified board candidates.
Security +
liability
Directors’ Digital Divide: Boardroom Practices Aren’t Keeping Pace With Technology
How Board Administrators Can Lead the Digital Transformation in the Boardroom
Back to Basics: Why the Board Evaluation is a Critical Building Block
Building Your Best Boardroom: Find the Right Directors for a Complex Future
Tools
N/A
Diligent
Nominations
intelligence +
strategy
Diligent
Secure Meeting Workflow
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Diligent D&O
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Board
Effectiveness
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Secure communication is a foundational element of modern governance. Company leaders are among the most attractive targets for cyber criminals given the sensitive information they possess—and the consequences of a cyber breach today are simply too great. However, the one-way functionality of traditional board portals is no longer sufficient. Boards, executives, and governance teams need tools that mirror the way they work: on the go, across departments, and with external third parties
Resources
Risk +
compliance
Diligent
Entities
How Good Entity Management Delivers A Competitive Edge
Defining Strategic Objectives For Entity Management
International Subsidiary Management for Small- and Mid-Caps
The Role of the General Counsel in Entity Governance
When boards and company leaders have access to the right information at the right time, they can make better decisions. It’s important to remember, however, that information and insights are not the same thing. How is your organization leveraging technology to cut through the noise and keep an eye on the competitive landscape, on evolving regulations, and on future trends that could impact your business?
Security + liability
intelligence +
strategy
Diligent Assessments
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A solution built on Diligent Secure File Sharing and integrated with Diligent’s market-leading Boards platform, used to secure and automate collation, distribution, and management of board meeting materials.
Diligent Nominations
Diligent Secure File Share
Diligent Boards
Diligent’s core board management software, which offers the technology foundation boards need to be both effective and secure.
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An application for conducting board assessments (and analyzing the responses) securely through your Diligent software.
Board Effectiveness
A document sharing tool, which enables information flow and collaboration between permissioned users within the organization or with trusted third parties.
Powerful analytics for sourcing C-suite level executives and spotting inefficiencies and risks in company’s board composition and effectiveness.
Software that allows organizations to centralize and manage their corporate subsidiary data, complete with an integration to Diligent Boards.
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Powerful analytics for sourcing C-suite level executives and spotting inefficiencies and risks in company’s board composition and effectiveness.
N/a
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An action item management solution providing board administrators with a tool to enhance their ability to easily take board meeting minutes and prepare them for further action with the board of directors.
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