This episode we welcome Randall Peterson, author of Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand. A widely cited expert on corporate governance and leadership, Randall has made a career out of analysing the worst of corporate behaviour. Professor Peterson has spent the last decade as the founding director of the Leadership Institute at London Business School, where he is also Professor of Organisational Behaviour. His teaching and research draws on organisational psychology and personality analysis, to help leaders achieve better outcomes – and avoid catastrophe along the way. Peterson talks to host Chris Caldwell and gives a fascinating insight into what happens behind the closed boardroom door. Highlights include: How Professor Peterson's own personality type impacts his work Why boards have been MIA on climate issues Six kinds of failing boards Leadership lessons from Elon Musk Representation, inclusion and getting results The power of asking the right question ‘… maybe we have to treat, you know, the debate about climate change in the same way we treat international relations, sometimes nuclear proliferation … like it shows that is possible … I'm always, you know, an optimist … research shows over and over is if you believe it's possible, it is possible … it doesn't make it easy.’   REFERENCES: https://www.london.edu/faculty-and-research/faculty-profiles/p/peterson-r-s https://randallspeterson.com https://randallspeterson.com/my-book/ Conversations on Climate is a podcast produced by United Renewables in association with the London Business School Energy Alumni Club.  It brings together the best minds from academia and business, to offer their experience and expertise in the face of climate change –from game theorists to corporate diplomats, and oil industry veterans to micro-algae entrepreneurs.  For more top-quality interviews with our incredible guests, subscribe to our YouTube channel or follow us on Twitter. We’d love to have you join us! Don’t forget to share with your colleagues, friends, and family. We would love to hear your opinions and feedback, so please leave your comments on our platforms. We talk about how the scope of the challenge before us is beyond that of any one individual or any one solution. We listen to thinkers, researchers, policymakers, and business leaders. They discuss a diversity of ideas and solutions to global climate and environmental issues and why they matter.   Season 2 is presented by Chris Caldwell and produced by UNITED RENEWABLES in association with LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL, ALUMNI ENERGY CLUB.   Tune into the video version of this podcast NOW: https://www.unitedrenewables.co.uk/podcast Please visit our YouTube channel, where all of our Conversations are available for you to enjoy.   SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL HERE: https://bit.ly/3GZpd7R  and ring the notification bell   Join us on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3MnhuSf  Join us on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3Q5UKcj  Join us on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tFEnK3    #leadership #organisationalbehaviour #climate #renewableenergy #conversationsonclimate