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. listen to the...

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...

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...

Leadership development for uncertain times

These are difficult times for leaders. Political leaders, business leaders, third sector leaders all find themselves having to deal with greater uncertainty as the impact of the 2008 crash continues to rumble around global economies. And the consequences of living in...

Dealing with fragmentation in the Health system

Being asked to speak at the Quality and Safety in Healthcare conference in Paris. This is a significant event with 3000 delegates from all over the world focused on improving healthcare in many different systems. This was a great opportunity to share the lessons from...

Collaboration lessons for mega-projects

Mega-projects and collaboration I’ve just come back from a 2 week trip to the US and as always a bit of distance gives some interesting perspectives on the state of UK industry. For a start, many of the people I met were very complimentary about the capabilities of UK...

What does the case of the Co op Bank tell us about Mutual Boards

The recent news concerning Paul Flowers’ Chairmanship at Co op Bank has shone a bright light on the make-up of the Boards of Mutual organisations. Many commentators have expressed surprise that a major high street brand name should have “a plasterer, a nurse and a...

Nelson Mandela and the importance of succession

So much has been written about the qualities and attributes that made Nelson Mandela such an inspirational leader. His abilities to build relationships, handle conflict and share control were of the highest order – and his focus on the future not allocating...

What the Health System could learn about collaboration

Once again another awful story about the failure to protect the vulnerable in the health system, then another story about unacceptable pressures on emergency care. the first reaction is often to set up another review – the ‘something must be done’...