Leadership Playbook podcasts
A series exploring the latest thinking and key issues for leaders and those aspiring to lead
How boards manage the twin demands of their duties to shareholders and responsibilities towards the environment?
In this episode of Leadership Playbook, David Jackson, former Company Secretary of BP, joins Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow at the London Business School for a lively discussion on the topic. Using the example of oil and gas companies, David and Tom explore the role of the board versus the CEO when it comes to strategy development. They also consider board responsibilities around maximizing shareholder value balanced against environmental questions. Finally, they look at the role of shareholder preferences, board duties, and ethics, when it comes to ESG.
Improvisational leadership: how to show up more effectively as a senior leader
What would happen if you brought more of yourself to your work? In this episode of Leadership Playbook, communications coaches Alex MacLaren and Tom Salinsky join LBS programme director John Dore to talk about how leaders learn to overcome discomfort and get beyond fear of failure in their lively experiential workshops.
Leadership Playbook - Neurodiversity
Leadership Playbook - Neurodiversity by Think at London Business School
London Business School’s Out in Business Club – The Importance of Pride
Listen to London Business School’s Out in Business Club members discuss topics such as how to celebrate Pride, the importance of encouraging allies and collaborating with other diversity clubs, and coming from places where being LGBTQ+ remains a crime or taboo.
How Boards of the Future can Effectively Harness the Power of Diversity
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.
Diversity on boards: a new approach
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.
How do you perceive the future?
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 we build sustainable organisations?
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 you invent the future of sustainability?
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.
Is your business a 20-year overnight success story?
Listen to Snap Inc’s VP International Claire Valoti and Randall Peterson, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, London Business School, as they explore five key learnings from innovators and business leaders including Ocado, Starling Bank and Channel 4. Join them as they discuss the importance of innovative thinking to power growth and create businesses that can thrive post-pandemic.
What does it take to build an ethical culture?
In this episode, Vyla Rollins, Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, hosts Nick Hirons, Senior Vice President, Global Ethics and Compliance at pharma giant GSK. Together, they discuss ethics and compliance from the rich point of view of a complex and highly regulated global industry, as well as practices and strategies that can be used to cultivate ethical leadership behaviour and cultures.
Can I lead ethically in the age of fake news?
In this episode, Vyla Rollins, Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, and Daniel Effron, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, discuss Daniel's research and what ethical leadership looks like in the age of 'fake news'.
Can I give you some feedback?
Giving fair and effective feedback is essential to developing our teams, yet almost no one is naturally good at it and very few receive any training to improve this skill.
Vyla Rollins, Executive Director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, and Selin Kesebir, Associate Professor of Organisational Behaviour, share some practical advice for leaders and anyone who finds themselves sharing – or receiving – feedback.
How do I lead through crisis?
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.
Are we working too hard?
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.
Can diversity boost results?
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.
Are you ready for the new working world?
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.
Am I doing diversity wrong?
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.
Fostering creativity in organisations | Interview
Is creativity a mystery to you? The creation of novel concepts, products and services is not a “magical act” say LBS’s Michael Parke and Pier Vittorio Manucci, Assistant Professors of Organisational Behaviour. In this podcast, they discuss, with LBS alumna Mollie Amkraut, how creativity can be built. The Senior Business Design Lead at IDEO shares her perspective on how she grows people’s creativity “muscle”. It turns out that a structured approach aimed at sharing, learning, open cultures can drive creative behaviours. It is hard work but anyone can become a better creative over time.
Leading through crisis | In conversation with Mark Rowley | Event audio
Mark Rowley, former London Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner and UK national lead for counter-terrorism, retired from policing after more than 30 years in the service. For the first time since his retirement, Mark reflects on what it takes to lead in the toughest of contexts – from personal resilience to the application of organisational purpose in action.
Happiness matters: the how and the why | Dan Cable, Selin Kesebir and Michael Parke
Individuals, organisations and governments are taking notice of happiness. Find out how you and your organisation can be happier with ideas from Dan Cable, Selin Kesebir and Michael Parke
Building personal and organisational resilience| Richard Jolly
Explore the personal challenges of coping with the demands of a ‘hurry sick’ lifestyle
Barriers preventing you from being a better leader| in conversation with the Leadership Institute
It’s hard to press pause and think about how to be more effective, right? In this exclusive podcast with Randall S Peterson and Herminia Ibarra in conversation with Vyla Rollins, explore some of the behavioural barriers stopping leaders reaching their potential.
Alive at Work | In conversation with Dan Cable
Dan Cable discusses the neuroscience of helping people love what they do
How data science can boost business | Nicos Savva, Gabriel Straub &Julian Birkinshaw
Should your business be investing in machine-learning technologies? Nicos Savva, Gabriel Straub and Julian Birkinshaw demystify data science and its benefits in this third podcast from the Dealing with digital disruption series.
Act like a leader, think like a leader | Herminia Ibarra | Audio lecture
This podcast is a London Business School lecture with Herminia Ibarra, Professor of Organisational Behaviour and Charles Handy Chair in Organisational Behaviour at London Business School. Professor Ibarra urges you to think about what kind of leader you would like to be and to take action. You can read more in her latest book, Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader.
Building your Career Strategy | Isabel Fernandez-Mateo | Event audio
This podcast with Isabel Fernandez-Mateo is a London Business School lecture on “Building your Career Strategy”. Isabel Fernandez-Mateo is Adecco Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at London Business School and much of her research focuses on how social networks influence career outcomes, particularly in hiring, job transitions and career advancement.
Nudge: Helping people to make better decisions | in conversation with Vyla Rollins and Lisa Shu
How behavioural nudges lead to improved decision-making and more strategic alignment within your organisation
