The complex programme of work that went into building the London 2012 Olympic Park has been hailed as a great success and proof of a growing capability in the UK for large organisations to work together collaboratively. And yet you also hear a counter argument that...

The gender on UK Boards is in the news again. The Independent reports that the proportion of female directors of FTSE 100 companies has risen to 19 per cent, up from 12.5 per cent two years ago. This sounds like progress but we also hear that Angela Ahrendts of...

With President Obama still locked in a battle with Republican Representatives over the Federal Budget its interesting to hear about how an earlier President managed his relationship with Congress in a much more collaborative way. On the Today programme on Radio 4 this...

Just heard the news that BP has won a reprieve over its Gulf of Mexico pay-outs. Since the Macondo disaster BP has paid out £7.8bn in compensation and estimates suggest that this could have risen to £9.6bn in the future! This cost has already damaged the company and...

I’ve been thinking a lot about the linkage between health services and social care services just recently for two reasons; a) Alex and I are writing a presentation on collaboration and leadership that we are going to give at a health service conference later in the...

Have a look at this article on collaborative working across the public sector. It has a nice quote from our clients at the Judicial Studies Board. > Read the article