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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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