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 …
11.2023
Socia has been awarded the contract to conduct a Board effectiveness review for the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB plc). This body was set up by the Scottish Government in 2020 with three missions: to achieve a just transition to net zero, to extend equality...
10.2023
The rail safety and standards board (RSSB) asked Socia to design and facilitate a strategy day for their Board - building on the work we did supporting a similar event in March. The strategy session enabled the Board (consisting of CEOs and Directors from across all...
09.2023
The Submarine Delivery Agency is an executive agency of the Ministry of Defence, negotiating and managing manage the procurement, in-service support and disposal of UK nuclear submarines. The Board has asked Socia to carry out Board Effectiveness review. With changing...
08.2023
The New Homes Quality Board (NHQB) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the quality of new homes and customer service provided by developers. Socia were asked to work with the Chair and CEO to design and facilitate a Board strategy workshop with...
07.2023
Bristol University produced this great visualisation diagram based on a series of workshops Socia delivered on collaboration and partnership working to staff attending the University's Enhancing Research Culture programme
06.2023
Socia has been chosen to carry out a Board Effectiveness Review at LCR - following a similar review we did in late 2018. LCR Ltd is a limited liability company wholly owned by the Department of Transport. LCR describes itself as the UK Government’s placemaking expert...
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...
