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.