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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 …
10.2024
We recently hosted our annual Board dinner at the Globe Theatre with a group of CEOs and Chair who are clients and friends of Socia. The topic of discussion was 'Maintaining the independence of the Board' and the challenges this brings - especially in Government owned...
9.2024
Socia has been contracted to support the New Homes Quality Board to design and run their annual Board strategy day - and then to facilitate a forum for leaders of all the new homes building codes to discuss the government's response to the MMC report on house building.
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...
Collaborative leadership: Lessons from the Underground
Leaders at London Underground have had to learn some hard lessons in collaboration over the years. Their story has a lot to teach the rest of the world. Click here to listen to Alex and David discussing the lessons they have learnt from working with leaders at LU over...
Socia in conversation… Getting value from Board evaluation
Many Boards across all sectors now carry out regular evaluation of their effectiveness. For UK PLC's the corporate governance code requires external evaluations every 3 years, with the resulting action plans being reported to shareholders. Public bodies and large...
Socia in conversation… Why programmes fail and what Boards can do about it
The track record of major programme delivery is not good. Many programmes fail to deliver the benefits of their original business case. At a Socia dinner in July a group of Exec and Non-Exec Directors debated some of the reasons why - and came up with 5 lessons for...
In conversation with Mike Brown – Transport Commissioner for London
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...
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