Dr Randall S Peterson
Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Founding Director Leadership Institute & TalentSage Partner
About Me
I’ve spent my career exploring the psychology behind leadership, teams and organisational performance.
My research has been published in leading academic journals and featured in Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Forbes, Zawya and The New Yorker. In 2025, I received the Joseph E. McGrath Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Study of Groups in recognition of my contributions to the science of groups and leadership.
Alongside my academic work, I help leaders and organisations achieve meaningful improvements through evidence-based leadership development. This is one of the reasons I co-founded TalentSage LLC: to bridge the gap between research and practice and bring evidence-based insights to the challenges organisations face today.
- Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School
- Founding director of the Leadership Institute
- Co-founder of TalentSage LLC
- Ph.D. in Social Psychology from the University of California, Berkeley
Research
For more than three decades, my research has explored what makes leaders, teams, and organisations truly effective. I specialise in leadership, board effectiveness, CEO personality, and team dynamics, examining how trust, conflict, diversity, and relationships influence performance.
By combining rigorous research with practical application, I help leaders understand the human dynamics behind organisational success, improve decision-making, build high-performing teams, and create lasting impact.
Research
My research explores the leadership and team dynamics that shape organisational performance, from CEOs and boards to trust and collaboration.
Education & Development
Through leadership development and education, I help leaders strengthen teamwork, improve collaboration, and manage conflict more effectively.
Consulting
I partner with leaders and organisations to improve leadership, team effectiveness, and culture with coaching, assessment and strategic advice.
Teaching
I help people work more effectively together with award-winning teaching on leadership, collaboration, teams and organisational performance.
Books
My books draw on decades of research into leadership, organisational behaviour, and team dynamics. They translate complex ideas into accessible insights for leaders and organisations.
Through each book, I examine the challenges leaders face today and the human factors that influence decision-making, collaboration and performance.
Disaster in the Boardroom
I explore why boards fail and how they can become more effective. Drawing on research and real-world examples, I examine common boardroom challenges and provide insights into improving governance, decision-making and leadership effectiveness.
Leading and Managing People in the Dynamic Organization
I examine how leaders and organisations can adapt to a changing world. The book explores leadership, teams, culture, conflict, diversity and organisational change, offering research-based insights for building agile and effective workplaces.
Building Community Leaders
I explore how young people can develop their leadership potential. Drawing on research into motivation, influence and human behaviour, the book shows how self-awareness, confidence and collaboration help shape the leaders of tomorrow.
Featured Insights
Explore research and practical insights on leadership, teams, and the dynamics that shape organisational success.
Leadership
High-Performing Teams
Board Effectiveness
Articles for Managers
Leadership
Becoming a more effective leader, developing leadership capability, and building future leaders.
High-Performing Teams
How to lead high-performing teams, including building trust, resolving conflict, and team dynamics.
Board Effectiveness
Essential ingredients of board effectiveness, decision-making, governance challenges and lessons from boardroom failures.
Articles for Managers
The skills, behaviours, and approaches needed to lead people and teams more effectively.
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Bringing Evidence-Based Leadership to Practice
Whether you’re developing leaders, improving team effectiveness, or navigating organisational challenges, I can help you apply research-backed insights to create lasting impact.
Dr Randall S Peterson
Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Founding Director Leadership Institute
& TalentSage Partner
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