blog, covid19
The change you didn’t choose – and how to handle it Week 5 of lockdown and the long-term impact of the current situation is starting to become evident to organisations across all sectors. For all leaders, there is a realisation that they have entered a change process...
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Being a leader not a cheerleader. Week 4 of lockdown and, for many of us, we’re through the initial phase of practical coping; setting up a home-based office, getting the technology to work, getting used to on-line team meetings – and now the leadership challenge is...
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Running a marathon not a sprint. Week 3 of the lockdown and the shock of the change is receding, but the bad news keeps coming. A prime minister in hospital and the Queen speaking to the nation underscores the seriousness and justifies the fears that people have. We...
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Making the best of new communication channels. After a second week of Socia’s home based working, involving much time on Microsoft Teams and Zoom, here are three big lessons we have learned about hosting effective on-line meetings. 1 Be clear about the different...
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Leading in a virtual environment: Some lessons from the first week of working from home: 5 things for a leader to think about when working remotely. How do you look? You are ‘at work’ so think about what people can see in the background of your video call – it can be...
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The FRC have recently issued a revised version of the UK corporate governance code and sent it out for consultation. The revisions to the Code aim to address the public’s reduction in trust of our corporations. In particular, to respond to press, public and government...
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Chairmanship is much more art than science and success is based on the particular constitution of the Board and the requirements of the individual Board members. Boards in different sectors and different industries make different demands on the chairman, however the...
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Much has been written about the need for effective collaboration in the large scale building projects that are shaping our cities. Collaboration between designers, engineers and the many specialist construction companies involved. Collaboration between developers,...
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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...
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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...
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