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The Why Podcast: Why is our board so dysfunctional?

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Spoiler alert: the answer is yes, at least at the world's largest mining company.

This is Leadership Playbook, a London Business School podcast exploring the latest thinking and key issues for leaders and those aspiring to lead.

In this episode, Randall Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, talks with Andrew Mackenzie, former chief executive of BHP. 

Reflecting back on his experience at the helm of the mining giant, Andrew shares what surprised him the most: realising how much the company’s business results were driven, during his tenure, by improving diversity within his leadership team and across the whole organisation.

If you'd like to know more about London Business School’s Women in Leadership Programme, specifically designed to help female leaders step-up in their executive career, go to www.london.edu/executive-education/leadership/women-in-leadership

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Leadership Playbook – Can diversity boost results?

This is Leadership Playbook, a London Business School podcast exploring the latest thinking and key issues for leaders and those aspiring to lead.

In this episode, Randall Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, talks to Laura Giurge, Post-Doctoral Research Fellow of Organisational Behaviour.

They explore how a focus on employees' wellbeing, including setting boundaries and meaningfully disconnecting from work, helps us be more productive in an 'always-on' age. 

You can read more about Laura's research here: 
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Leadership Playbook – Are we working too hard?

This is Leadership Playbook, a London Business School podcast exploring the latest thinking and key issues for leaders and those aspiring to lead.

In this episode, we think about how to lead through a crisis with Randall Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, and his guests Niro Sivanathan, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, and David Faro,
Associate Professor of Marketing.

If you'd like to know more about the online programme David and Niro run on the Crisis Leadership and Human Behaviour, go to www.london.edu/executive-education/online-courses/crisis-leadership-and-human-behaviour

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Leadership playbook – How do I lead through crisis?

For this edition of the Leadership Playbook, Vyla Rollins, executive director of LBS’ Leadership Institute, sat down with Olivier Blum, Chief Strategy and Sustainability Officer at Schneider Electric, to discuss how Schneider have raised the bar for corporate sustainability and why they believe their customers, suppliers, and even some competitors are driving change and propelling Schneider towards a better, greener future. 

Listen now for insights on creating a sustainability strategy that gets your people excited and why aligning stakeholder objectives is the key to success.

How do you invent the future of sustainability?

Professor Ioannis Ioannou, Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, joined Vyla Rollins, Executive Director at London Business School’s Leadership Institute, to discuss how organisations can move towards a more sustainable future. Listen for insights on leadership, authenticity, and driving effective change.

How do we build sustainable organisations?

How corporate leaders perception of time influences important decisions and outcomes that relate to sustainability and positive social change. Hear Donal Crilly, an associate professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at London Business School in conversation with host, Vyla Rollins, executive director, of London Business School’s Leadership Institute. Donal's teaching focuses on the topics of stakeholder relations and global strategy. His research interests include the exploration of why corporate leaders respond to certain external issues, such as shareholder demands for financial returns, and not others, such as stakeholder demands for cleaner production.

How do you perceive the future?

The Financial Reporting Council commissioned the London Business School Leadership Institute and SQW to research diversity and board effectiveness. Key findings from the research on diversity and performance measures how directors think about diversity and the challenges presented in managing different types of diversity are discussed in this podcast. David Styles, Director of Corporate Governance and Stewardship at the Financial Reporting Council presents, joined by Professor Randall S Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, and Dr Sergei Plekhanov, Managing Consultant, SQW. 
  
This podcast is the first of a two-part mini-series.

Diversity on boards: a new approach

How can the boards of the future effectively harness the power of diversity? Hear from Tom Gosling, member of the advisory panel at the Financial Reporting Council and an Executive Fellow of Finance at London Business School, Randall Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of LBS’s Leadership Institute, and Vyla Rollins, Executive Director of the Leadership Institute and an expert in board dynamics and organisational behaviour. This conversation is based on the findings of the Board Diversity and Effectiveness in FTSE 350 Companies report, which was commissioned by the Financial Reporting Council. The research was carried out jointly by the Leadership Institute and SQW, the economic and social development research consultancy. This is the second podcast of the series.

How Boards of the Future can Effectively Harness the Power of Diversity

Some edits for the dancefloor.

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Get Out My Heartbroken Head

Part 1 of a set recorded on a sunny afternoon on the Terrace at Night Tales in London. 

Mixed on Technics, CDJ2000s and a Xone96.

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Night Tales Terrace 11/06/22 (part 1)

When you get an email from your boss after hours, it can feel like there’s a pressure to respond straight away – which adds stress to our lives. In this episode of The Why Podcast, Laura Giurge explores the psychology around this and suggests ways we can foster healthier emailing habits for happier minds. 

Laura Giurge is a Research Associate of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and Assistant Professor of Behavioural Science at LSE. Kathy Brewis is Senior Managing Editor of Think at London Business School.

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The Why Podcast: Why are you answering that email right now?

Boards failures are shocking and often scandalous – yet, says Randall S Peterson, they aren’t inevitable. In this episode of The Why Podcast, he talks us though the six types of dysfunctional board he has identified in his new book and suggests what to look out for to preempt disaster. 

Randall S Peterson is Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School. His book Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand is out now, published by Palgrave Macmillan. Kathy Brewis is Senior Managing Editor of Think at London Business School.

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It’s straightforward to make your end-of-life treatment preferences known, yet few of us do. Simona Botti is intrigued by the decisions we make as healthcare consumers, so she set out to look into what was going on here – and what this might tell us about ourselves.
Simona Botti is Professor of Marketing at London Business School. Kathy Brewis is Senior Managing Editor of Think at London Business School.
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The Why Podcast: Why doesn’t everyone make an Advanced Care Plan?

Elizabeth II was devoted to <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2022/09/09/the-commonwealth-will-miss-queen-elizabeth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the Commonwealth</a>, a club of countries that are home to one-third of the world’s population. What is its future under Charles III? <a href="https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2022/09/08/the-ancient-city-of-jeddah-is-being-bulldozed" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Jeddah</a> is Saudi Arabia’s most charming and cosmopolitan city, which Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, Prince Muhammad bin Salman, is swiftly bulldozing. And why <a href="https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2022/09/06/will-chinas-economy-ever-overtake-americas" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">China’s economy</a> may struggle to overtake America’s.<br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Charles in charge: the future of the Commonwealth

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Ireland finally beat New Zealand in 2016.
With brilliant commentary from New Zealand TV and previous heartbreak from RTE Radio one and idiotic predictions from Second Captains.

Music: 
Wisdom from Brian Jonestown Massacre https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/tepid-peppermint-wonderland/id1056856909

And Wasting My Young Years by London Grammar
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"Drops it off to Henshaw!" - Ireland Beat The All-Blacks

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UNDP Administrator Helen Clark and United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) Valerie Amos arrived today in Niamey for a joint two-day visit to draw attention to the looming food and nutrition crisis in Niger and in the Sahel region.

One third of Nigeriens suffer from food insecurity and 330,000 children under five are at risk of severe acute malnutrition because of last year's poor harvest and high food prices. More than one million children under five are at risk in the region.


Helen Clark in Niger

This is Leadership Playbook, a London Business School podcast exploring the latest thinking and key issues for leaders and those aspiring to lead. 

In this episode, we delve into diversity in the workplace with Aneeta Rattan, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Co-Director of the LGBTQ+ Executive Programme at London Business School, and Oriane Georgiac, Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at Yale School of Management.

We explore some powerful ideas and findings from their research, starting with why you and your organisation should think carefully about how you talk about your progress towards equality. You can read the full research here: bit.ly/3cZIU2e

This episode is hosted by Kathy Brewis, Senior Managing Editor of Think at London Business School, the place to go for thought leadership and business insights from London Business School’s faculty and alumni. You'll find it online at www.london.edu/think

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Leadership playbook – Am I doing diversity wrong?

This is Leadership Playbook, a London Business School podcast exploring the latest thinking and key issues for leaders and those aspiring to lead.

In this episode, we think about the future of work with Randall Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Academic Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, and his guest Lynda Gratton, Professor of Management Practice and a world-renowned expert on the impact of a changing world on employment and work. 

If you'd like to know more about the online programme Lynda runs on the future of work, go to www.london.edu/executive-education/online-courses/the-future-of-work

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Leadership playbook – Are you ready for the new working world?

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