Chair & Non-executive Director Research Results 2025

This Research, New Waves of Growth, provides a fascinating insight into the challenges and priorities for Chairs and Non-executives this year.

Key findings from Criticaleye's Chair & NED Research:

• New technology is the top priority for Boards this year.
• 42 percent of Chairs and Non-executives Directors say gaps in leadership capability is the biggest risk to their organisations
• Non-executives believe the quality of strategic debate needs to improve around the top table
• Board-level colleagues are NEDs most challenging internal stakeholder group
• Pressure to provide returns to shareholders is the top reason senior leadership teams become focused on short-term goals
• 70 percent of Board members say leadership capability is the biggest obstacle to creating a high-performance culture