Dr Isabel Fernandez-Mateo is a professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at London Business School, where she holds the Adecco Chair. Tune in to hear her thoughts on: What have you learned about rejections that those involved in board hiring should be aware of? (0:53) Have you noticed any demographic differences? (3:11) What are the practical implications for organisations hiring board members? (4:02) How can applicants get the most out of rejections? (5:09) Does an organisation's rejection process impact its performance? (7:17) What are the most common barriers to gender diversity? (9:16) What can board members do to remove them? (12:05) What data do boards need to diagnose and address the problem? (14:47) How do organisations know what their demographic targets should be? (15:53) How should boards define someone’s qualifications for a role? (18:38) Why should board members be more aware of their organisation’s internal professional relationships? (20:15) How can board members monitor these relationships? (22:00) What would you say to those who feel that relationships should be measured by gut, rather than analytics and data? (24:12) What are the ways in which relationships are influencing career outcomes which would be most surprising for our listeners? (25:33) How can people identify which relationships to invest in? (27:34) What is people analytics, and where do people get it wrong? (29:24) Do you have any examples of best practice? (34:17) ⚡The Lightning Round ⚡(36:09) 

Host: Oliver Cummings

Producer: Will Felton

Editor: Alex Fish

Music: Kate Mac

Audio: Nick Kolt

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