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 For more thought leadership and business insights from London Business School’s faculty and alumni, visit www.london.edu/think To receive a curated selection of articles, podcasts and films direct to your inbox each fortnight, subscribe at www.london.edu/think/subscribe Follow us on social media: twitter.com/LBS www.linkedin.com/school/london-business-school/ www.facebook.com/LondonBusinessSchool/