Chair Summit 2025 - The role of the Board in Value Creation planning

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* 1. Of the Board roles you hold, how many companies have a clearly defined and documented value creation plan in place?

All

Some

None

Other (please specify)

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* 2. As a Chair or NED, what challenges do you face in driving the investment / value creation plan?

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* 3. As Chair or NED, what challenges do you face in achieving the ambition for the return on investment for shareholders?

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* 4. In your experience of the boards you have sat on, rate the management teams on their ability to: (where 1 is no capability and 10 is full capability)

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Create and maintain strategic clarity	Create and maintain strategic clarity 1	Create and maintain strategic clarity 2	Create and maintain strategic clarity 3	Create and maintain strategic clarity 4	Create and maintain strategic clarity 5	Create and maintain strategic clarity 6	Create and maintain strategic clarity 7	Create and maintain strategic clarity 8	Create and maintain strategic clarity 9	Create and maintain strategic clarity 10
Drive disciplined insight	Drive disciplined insight 1	Drive disciplined insight 2	Drive disciplined insight 3	Drive disciplined insight 4	Drive disciplined insight 5	Drive disciplined insight 6	Drive disciplined insight 7	Drive disciplined insight 8	Drive disciplined insight 9	Drive disciplined insight 10
Drive disciplined action	Drive disciplined action 1	Drive disciplined action 2	Drive disciplined action 3	Drive disciplined action 4	Drive disciplined action 5	Drive disciplined action 6	Drive disciplined action 7	Drive disciplined action 8	Drive disciplined action 9	Drive disciplined action 10
Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 1	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 2	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 3	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 4	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 5	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 6	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 7	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 8	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 9	Understand & articulate the customer & competitor landscape 10
Create a fit for purpose sales engine	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 1	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 2	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 3	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 4	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 5	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 6	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 7	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 8	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 9	Create a fit for purpose sales engine 10
Shape and maintain a high performing culture	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 1	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 2	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 3	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 4	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 5	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 6	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 7	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 8	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 9	Shape and maintain a high performing culture 10
Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 1	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 2	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 3	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 4	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 5	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 6	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 7	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 8	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 9	Deliver on value creation initiatives and at the same time hit set budgets and targets 10
Manage investor expectations	Manage investor expectations 1	Manage investor expectations 2	Manage investor expectations 3	Manage investor expectations 4	Manage investor expectations 5	Manage investor expectations 6	Manage investor expectations 7	Manage investor expectations 8	Manage investor expectations 9	Manage investor expectations 10