David Archer, Author at Socia – collaboration for business leaders

Programme Board Governance – room for improvement

Much of the best practice guidance for Programme Boards has evolved from and built on the disciplines of project management and there are well established bodies of knowledge to draw on. But these tend to focus on ways of managing risk and controlling change in the...

Obama – the EU referendum and the consequences of an interconnected world

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“Whether you like it or not we are in an interconnected world” – so said Barack Obama in his BBC interview with Huw Edwards this week. President Obama has made several comments about the UK EU referendum but it was this phrase that most struck a chord. Over the last...

In conversation with Mike Brown – Transport Commissioner for London

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On 15th March Socia hosted our annual Collaborative Leadership seminar. This year our speaker was the Transport Commissioner for London, Mike Brown. We’ve worked with Mike over many years and he was keen to talk about the collaboration lessons he has learned in...

Lessons from VW – getting honest about dishonesty

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I read an interesting article in the New York Times this week about the latest twist in the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The CEO wrote to all employees promising them that they would not face the sack if they came forward with any information about the emissions...

Collaboration and innovation in infrastructure procurement

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Socia held a breakfast meeting in November looking at the opportunities for increased collaboration and innovation in large infrastructure projects. Miles Ashley (Programme Director for Crossrail and Stations at London Underground) kicked off the discussion with his...

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