The Why Podcast: Why is our board so dysfunctional?

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?

Some edits for the dancefloor.

https://djcosworth.bandcamp.com/album/cos-01

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.

Enjoy x

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?

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?

How exactly has the investment community responded to growing demand for ESG – or responsible – investing strategies – those that seek to have a positive impact on the world while also generating financial returns? 


In this podcast, you will hear a wide range of perspectives from academics, including my London Business School Professors, practitioners and those working to grow the market for investment strategies that aim to have positive social and environmental impact in the world.
 
These views were first aired at The AQR Asset Management Institute's conference: Insight Summit. ‘The Future of Investing: ESG and New Frontiers’. Jeremy Grantham, a legendary investor, co-founder of GMO, and Nobel Laureate Oliver Hart, Andrew E. Furer Professor of Economics at Harvard University were some of the keynote speakers.

The Why Podcast: Why is our board so dysfunctional?

Babs