Atenga, Inc
Pricing = leverage
Summary
Specific Results
Who Responded - Demographics
ExpertCEO & Atenga
CEO relationship with Board of Directors
Survey (June 2009)
Atenga, Inc
Pricing = leverage
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Key Takeaways
On average, CEOs tend to hold a bit more control in the board room
The interaction between the board and the CEO is overwhelmingly positive, with
only 5% of respondents stating the interaction is adversarial
Communication in the board room tends to be open, with CEOs noting that their
boards are usually helpful in running the business
The focus of board meetings is usually a mix of tactical and strategic issues
Media/Internet firms have a greater prevalence of board control compared to
other industrial sectors
Boardrooms in more tech-savvy companies (Technology, Media/Internet) show a
higher, though still small, frequency of adversarial relationships
Smaller companies (Less than $1M in revenue) tend to see a more controlling CEO
in the boardroom
Larger companies see more adversarial relationships with their board, with less open
communication as well
The level of control in the boardrooms of Private companies tends to favor the CEO
Public boardrooms have more open lines of communication, and unsurprisingly are
seen as less helpful than the Private and Non-Profit segments
Non-Profit boards are focused on strategic issues, while Public boards have a
greater focus on tactical processes
Atenga, Inc
Pricing = leverage
How would you describe the shared level of control
between you and the board?
According to the CEOs in the survey, executives tend to hold a bit
more sway than their boards with 50% of respondents describing their
level of control as favoring the CEO
n = 100
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
CEO controls everything
2
Evenly share control
4
Board controls everything
Atenga, Inc
Pricing = leverage
How would you describe the interaction
between you and the board?
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Positive relationship
2
So-so relationship
4
Adversarial relationship
Greater than 50% of respondents see the int