Socia has been awarded a contract to run a 360 degree feedback process for a group of leaders at the Energy Systems Catapult. This is part of a long term relationship between Socia and the Catapult including coaching and Board development projects

Socia has been commissioned to run a set of workshops for Network Rail and the ORR on Effective Collaboration. These workshops will use Socia's collaborative leadership toolkit to explore the foundations of collaboration in the rail sector,  how to build effective relationships, and how to handle...

Socia has been awarded the contract to conduct a Board effectiveness review for Marie Curie. This charity was established as a memorial to the late Marie Curie and exists to serve all those with a terminal diagnosis, their families and carers. The large Trustee Board governs the business of the...

Alex Cameron from Socia recently co-authored an article for Governance magazine about the importance of building a high quality relationship between a Board Chair and CEO - and how this contributes to the overall effectiveness of a Board. You can read the whole article at...

Alex Cameron from Socia spoke about the impact of Board relationships at a recent webinar hosted by Governance Magazine and the Board Effectiveness Guild. You can watch a recording of the webinar at The Impact of Board Relationships (youtube.com) and more details of the Guild are at...

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 and opportunity through...

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 sectors in the UK rail industry...

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 organisational arrangements...

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 representatives from across the...

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

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 with the purpose of unlocking...

Socia has been working with members of the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) to create a new governance code for large infrastructure projects aimed at improving their productivity, sustainability and the governance of risk. Read about key elements of the new code at Project 13 in Governance...

View a recording of our recent webinar run by Governance magazine and the Board Effectiveness Guild on the topic of - The Effective Board Chair: Lessons Learned from Board Effectiveness Reviews - see https://youtu.be/goS0fpsaFH0  

Socia has been awarded a contract to conduct a review for the Energy Systems Catapult's Board. The ES Catapult is an independent, not-for-profit centre of excellence that bridges the gap between industry, government, academia and research. It was set up by the government to accelerate the...

Defence Equipment and Support is an arm’s length body of the Ministry of Defence, negotiating and managing defence contracts on behalf of the UK Armed Forces. The Board has asked Socia to carry out Board Effectiveness review. With a new CEO in post, further changes to the NED groups and the...

The Data Communications Company (the business that operate the telecommunications network that connect smart meters with energy suppliers) have asked Socia to carry out an external Board review. Socia worked with the DCC Board in 2019 to facilitate the last Board evaluation. With the move to net...

Socia have been asked to run a series of face-to-face and online workshops on partnering and collaboration capability as part of the Enhancing Research Culture project at the University of Bristol - funded by UKRI.

The Westminster Restoration and Renewal Delivery Authority (the body responsible for the refurbishment of the Palace of Westminster) have asked Socia to carry out an external Board review. Socia worked with the RRDA when the Board was set up in 2020. With revisions to the governance arrangements...

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 effectively as the structure of the UK rail...

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 of Board operations.