01.2022

Socia awarded contract to conduct a Board effectiveness review for the Trustee Board of the V&A – as it embarks on exciting expansion plans to open two new sites in East London.

12.2021

Socia asked to carry out a follow-on review for the Board of National Highways (formerly Highways England) – building on the work we carried out when conducting a full Board effectiveness review in 2021.

Being right doesn’t count

Being right doesn’t count… Sometimes the most important lessons are the easiest to state but the hardest to learn. Thirty years ago I was just starting my first job as a graduate engineer at what was then the biggest chemical works in Europe at ICI on Teesside. Armed...

One evaluation framework for all Boards?

After our successful Socia event in March where a panel debated the importance of evaluation in order to improve Board performance, Governance magazine has published an article by Alex and David which summarises the main messages from this discussion. The article...