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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 …
Leadership lessons for a New Year
The turn of the year is always a time for both looking back, reflecting on the highs and lows of the last 12 months and looking forward with hope to the Spring to come. Given the exceptional circumstances of 2020 it’s all too easy to want to put last year behind us as...
From fast food ads to Abraham Lincoln – 2020 leadership lessons
In early November Burger King posted an advert on Twitter with the title ‘Order from McDonald’s’. Whilst at one level this was an eye-catching bit of marketing, the text which addressed the question of supporting take-away food outlets of all kinds as we enter another...
What teams don’t talk about on Teams
As leaders come to terms with the prospect of not being able to get their teams back into the office for face-to-face meetings for some months, it’s timely to reflect on what has been working well in on-line team meetings and what people are missing. It’s remarkable...
Preparing for a new term…
As a very strange Summer begins to turn to Autumn many people’s thoughts are of a return. Return of children to school or University, return to the daily commute, return to leading office-based teams. But these are rarely if ever going to be returns to things as they...
Managing virtual Board meetings
Board members and chairs have generally been impressed with the commitment of Board members to adapt to the constraints and realities of the Covid-19 pandemic. However, they report that in a virtual environment, Board meetings take more active management and more...
Week 15: What have we learned in 100 days?
Life before the lockdown feels an age ago. In fact, it’s just 100 days and so we’ve been reflecting on the changes that leaders have faced as the weeks turned into months. At the beginning, the sudden shock of lockdown was a problem that had to be addressed with...
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...
