Top talent and expertise
A decisive board surrounds itself with top talent and expertise
For all of these challenges, there is House of Boards.
We give your company the necessary framework and, together with your team, tackle the most complex challenges right away.
Who we are
The right framing and expertise has never been more important.
Your governing board is running out of steam because the same unresolved problem keeps repeating itself.
You want to address the problem, but as a board member you are powerless.
Moreover, your business is evolving.
Often milestones come into view that require additional expertise, capacity or focus, or that benefit from being addressed quickly.
Our world is also becoming more complex.
Your business must deal with uncontrollable events such as war, inflation, scarcity, increased regulation or a volatile supply chain.
At the same time, business operations are becoming increasingly technical. Experienced specialists at the right time – even for a few short, flexible periods – are increasingly making a difference.
Constant vigilance and action are no longer a luxury, especially with directors’ liability increasing significantly from January 2025.
Fortunately, your board of directors is not alone.
With an instantly deployable lever like House of Boards, you gain access to the expertise and experience of a broad network of top-notch entrepreneurs who can support, enrich and accelerate your decision-making within your organization.
Services
4 unique concepts offered by House of Boards©
Company Monitoring
We screen your business for blind spots, monitor continuously and advise monthly.
Experts On Call
A House of Boards specialist handles a specific question, starting with three-hour interventions.
Special Board Forces
A mixed team of House of Boards specialists and in-house key personnel tackle a recurring or complex problem.
Capital Investment
House of Boards analyzes needs and opportunities through equity or debt or a combination of both.
Our added value
Why choose House of Boards?
Fast and effective
House of Boards quickly and purposefully delivers the most suitable top talent based on knowledge, functional and cultural fit.Fresh, external perspective
Thanks to the outside perspective of our specialists who have tackled your challenge before, you will save time and move forward quickly.
Flexible and risk-free
You use our expertise only when and as long as it is needed.
No notice periods, but flexible and cost-effective formulas, even for a few hours.
The right expertise at the right time
House of Boards offers the right expertise you are looking for.
Thanks to our extensive network of specialists, we select the right talent for your challenge.
Vertical, from board to shop floor
We work vertically in the organization, working with your key personnel and reporting ad hoc to your board.
Pragmatic, action- and results-oriented
Our specialists and entrepreneurs frame your business, monitor your results and advise monthly.
Board milestones
The right expertise for
critical moments
Board milestones are events or complex problems that slow down or accelerate your business.
A strong board tackles these board milestones: quickly, substantiated and decisively.
House of Boards offers your board a sounding board and additional resources to shift gears immediately at those critical moments.
Some examples of board milestones:
Financial
- Contribution margin or revenue is too low, fixed costs are too high
- Business plan not met
- Problems with defaulters
- Recovery of receivables goes limp
- Need for growth capital
- Stocks rise too fast
Legal
- Problems with government: taxation, customs, environmental inspection, social inspection, tax inspection, VAT
- Changing legislation
- Legal issues
- Directors' liability
Marketing Strategy
- Positioning product/market is wrong
- IP infringements: a competitor copies a product line
- Setting up customized marketing policies
HR and personnel
- Candidates are scarce
- Sudden loss of key people & knowledge
- Staff leaves
- Difficult communication with unions
- Strikes or uprisings
- Dissidents in the organization
- Complications around discharge
- Perform reorganization
Family and shareholders
- Arguing with shareholders
- Follow up
- Transition to a new generation
- Drafting a family charter
- Reorganization of companies
Operational
- Purchase is not optimized
- Supply chain disruption
- Digital transformation
- Quality issues and product recalls
- Setup ERP
- Setting up Business Intelligence Software
- Optimize production process
Governance & management
- Instructions from the board are not followed or do not get implemented
- Information from the organization does not reach the board
- Conflict among management
- An elephant in the room
Business Development
- Start-up of specific export market
- Creation of a new key customer
- Setting up prospecting machine
- Need for internationalization
- Expansion prospecting
- Set up CRM
- Critical negotiations
M&A and corporate structure
- Takeover
- Delocalization
- Restructuring
- Establishment of Joint-Venture
Other challenges
- Sustainability objectives
- Fraud comes to light
Do you recognize any of these challenges in your organization?
As a board, take advantage of the leverage offered by House of Boards.