Comment
We are living in an increasingly interconnected world and at Socia we see issues of collaboration and leadership all around us. Some of our most recent comments are here for you to read …
Week 11: Leaders use what they can control – to make things better
More than two months into lockdown and some leaders report a sense of powerlessness. For the first few weeks, the talk was of a quick ‘bounce back’ to normality, but the reality is becoming clear. There is no simple reset button that restarts organisational life as it...
Week 10: Leadership endurance & sharing control
New policy announcements and changes to government lockdown advice across the UK mean that for many businesses and their leaders this week feels like the transition to a new phase in dealing with this epidemic, and as with any transition this can bring both enhanced...
Week 9: Creating a better virtual conversation
Two months into the lockdown and many of us have become regular users of the various digital conferencing media products that now are available - Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Cisco Webex and others. These products are essential leadership tools to keep decision-making...
Week 8: Many rivers to cross
Many analogies for leaders planning a major change use the image of crossing a river. They talk of building a bridge; starting with pathfinders feeling their way on stepping-stones, before raising bridge supports on solid foundations to carry the weight of the...
Week 7: Two strategies for coping with uncertainty
Coping with uncertainty. As we enter week 7, talk is of recovery plans and exit strategies. But deep down as leaders we know that these public pronouncements will only present a new set of challenges for our organisations and our staff as the environment of...
Week 6 – Hitting the wall
Hitting the wall - and how to get through it. In the last week many of the leaders we work with have described just how weary they are getting. Unfamiliar work routines, long hours in front of a screen and continuing uncertainty about the future, all take their toll....
Improving Board Performance across sectors
Board members from different sectors have much to learn from one another – and perhaps all could benefits from using a common framework for evaluating their performance.
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. [button...
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...
Socia in conversation… Better governance for Programme Boards
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...
Socia in conversation… Encouraging diversity in the Boardroom
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...
Socia in conversation… Managing change in an interconnected world
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 and other...
Partnership working at DSTL
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.
Socia Board survey quoted in the Financial Times
FT columnist Stefan Stern has written an article on the learning that private, public and 3rd sector Boards can take from one another which quotes from the Socia Board surveyand Board leadership seminar. You can read his article on the FT website (full access may...
