Rate Your Governance System
Indicate your agreement or disagreement by scoring each question using the following scale: 1 (strongly disagree); 2 (somewhat disagree); 3 (neither agree nor disagree); 4 (somewhat agree); 5 (strongly agree).
| 1 | It maximize chances that people with right skills are placed in positions of responsibility | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2 | It provides a role for important players | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | There is an avenue for those outside the official structure to participate | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | There is clear, shared sense of who is responsible for what | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | The governors are good at consensus building | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | There is a vehicle or forum for dissatisfaction to be expressed | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Policy functions are separated from executive functions | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8 | The governing body is decisive | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 9 | There is speedy decision making | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Decisions do not get “lost” due to lack of attention | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 11 | People charged with responsibility have the time to perform the function | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 12 | There is a procedure or vehicle to remove those no longer effective | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 13 | The process is capable of setting clear goals and holding people accountable for them | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 14 | The governing body is able to make decisions on basis of merits, not power | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 15 | Decision-making processes don’t waste people’s time | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 16 | Issues get confronted, not avoided | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 17 | Governors have trust of, and credibility with, governed | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Controversial issues can be surfaced early | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 19 | “New” issues are sought out, rather than awaited | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 20 | “Committee-itis” is avoided | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 21 | Power is not excessively concentrated in a few hands | NA | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |