Comment
We are living in an increasingly interconnected world and at Socia we see issues of collaboration and leadership all around us. Some of our most recent comments are here for you to read …
11.2024
Alex Cameron from Socia participated as part of a team of presenters from the Board Effectiveness Guild in a Governance Magazine webcast. This event focused on Stakeholder perspectives on Board Reviews. Alex's contribution concentrated on managing the relationship...
08.2024
Socia has been commissioned to carry out an external Board Evaluation for the Royal Mint Board. The Royal MInt is at a pivotal point as a business, and the Board has the challenge to enable the business to innovate moving into new markets with new products. The shares...
07.2024
Alex Cameron from Socia is the co-author of an article in the latest issue of Governance magazine on the topic of 'Risk, dissent and decision-making' in Boards. You can read a copy of the full article at...
06.2024
Socia has been commissioned to carry out an external Board Evaluation for the East West Rail (EWR) Board. EWR is responsible for designing, developing and delivering the section of East West Rail between Bletchley and Cambridge – while overseeing the remaining works...
05.2024
Socia has been awarded the contract to conduct a Board effectiveness review for the Heritage Fund. The Heritage Fund is classified as a Non-departmental Public Body (NDPB) with a local, regional, and national remit to fund heritage projects across the UK. The 10...
04.2024
Socia has been awarded a contract to run a 360 degree feedback process for a group of leaders at the Energy Systems Catapult. This is part of a long term relationship between Socia and the Catapult including coaching and Board development projects
Improving Board Performance across sectors
Board members from different sectors have much to learn from one another – and perhaps all could benefits from using a common framework for evaluating their performance.
Collaboration in the Boardroom
The design of a Board requires effective collaboration between Executive and Non-Exec Directors - but that's not easy. Click here to listen to Alex and David discussing the challenges of encouraging effective collaboration in the Boardroom. [button...
Collaborative leadership and Coalition Government
With a UK general election fast approaching what lessons do politicians need to learn from business leaders about working in coalitions? Click here to listen to David and Alex discussing how collaborative leadership capability may be a key element of building an...
Socia in conversation… Better governance for Programme Boards
The pressure on Programme Boards grows as the scale and duration of some major programmes matches that of medium sized companies. And the work involved in contracting a complex set of interconnected suppliers to support the delivery of these programmes is a long way...
Socia in conversation… Encouraging diversity in the Boardroom
The press has been full of articles discussing how Boards should be more representative of the organisations they lead. Clearly this discussion has focused on the issue of gender diversity and how to encourage more women onto Board positions and the success or...
Socia in conversation… Managing change in an interconnected world
In today's interconnected business world a successful change programme can't stop at the boundaries of your own organisation. To get the benefits of new ways of working, streamlined procedures or technological innovation often means getting your partners and other...
Partnership working at DSTL
Socia is working with the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory to help implement their new business plan - which is based on more partnership working with industry and university research facilities.
Socia Board survey quoted in the Financial Times
FT columnist Stefan Stern has written an article on the learning that private, public and 3rd sector Boards can take from one another which quotes from the Socia Board surveyand Board leadership seminar. You can read his article on the FT website (full access may...
