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 …
02.2025
Socia has been asked to carry out a Board Effectiveness Review for the Board of the National Wealth Fund. This organisation is formed from the UK Investment Bank and is tasked to drive investment and growth across the UK economy. This follow Socia's work with the...
12.2024
Socia has been chosen to carry out a Board Effectiveness Review at the Government Property Agency - following a similar review we completed in 2021. The Government Property Agency (GPA) was established in 2018 as an Executive Agency of the Cabinet Office and works in...
11.2024
Alex Cameron from Socia participated as part of a team of presenters from the Board Effectiveness Guild in a Governance Magazine webcast. This event focused on Stakeholder perspectives on Board Reviews. Alex's contribution concentrated on managing the relationship...
10.2024
We recently hosted our annual Board dinner at the Globe Theatre with a group of CEOs and Chair who are clients and friends of Socia. The topic of discussion was 'Maintaining the independence of the Board' and the challenges this brings - especially in Government owned...
9.2024
Socia has been contracted to support the New Homes Quality Board to design and run their annual Board strategy day - and then to facilitate a forum for leaders of all the new homes building codes to discuss the government's response to the MMC report on house building.
08.2024
Socia has been commissioned to carry out an external Board Evaluation for the Royal Mint Board. The Royal MInt is at a pivotal point as a business, and the Board has the challenge to enable the business to innovate moving into new markets with new products. The shares...
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...
