11.2022

Socia has been asked by the incoming Chair of the Rail Safety & Standards Board to facilitate an internal review of the operation of the organisation’s board – which would also explore what changes may be necessary for the board to operate most...

10.2022

National Nuclear Laboratories Ltd have asked Socia to carry out an external Board review. Socia has worked with the NNL Board in the past to successfully complete previous Board reviews and with a new Chair in place this is a good time to commission a further review...

09.2022

Sellafield Ltd have asked Socia to carry out their tri-annual external Board review. Socia worked with the Sellafield Board in 2019 to successfully complete their previous Board review. Sellafield Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of the NDA and the site licence...

06.2022

Socia has been awarded a contract to review the Ordnance Survey Board. Ordnance Survey is a Government owned company with a history of mapping the UK going back over 200 years. It maintains the most accurate and up-to-date set of spatial data covering the whole...

What Boards are missing in lockdown

With the first steps out of lockdown, Boards are reflecting on the positives and minuses of virtual working over the last year. Here we summarise their challenge as they look ahead. Virtual working has helped Board efficiency First the positives. Board members have...

What do we talk about when we talk about trust?

Inter-organisational trust is different to inter-personal trust. In human relationships we use the language of trust when we talk about personal loyalty, of people caring for each other in sickness and in health, and always looking after a friend’s best interests. But...