"When someone bullies you, it’s because they see something in you that you haven’t seen in yourself”: Janice Lao – Group Director Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels
11/26/19 • 48 min
Janice Lao
Leila is joined by Janice Lao – Group Director Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, 2009 Sustainability Leader of the Year award winner.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Janice’s upbringing differed from the traditionally conservative and withdrawn nature of Chinese culture
· How Janice’s upbringing prepared her for British culture when she was studying here
· Janice’s efforts to educate her children on ‘unconscious bias’
· “As long as you have a brain, you have a bias”: how unspoken agreements are often key to you and your colleagues, friends, etc. keeping each other in check
· The importance of Inclusion in the hotel industry
· How being bullied as a 13-year-old helped lead Janice to accept who she was
· Thoughts on how best to overcome imposter syndrome: “Don’t ever give your life for anyone”
RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED
Twitter/Instagram: @janiceillao
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiceillao/
Janice Lao
Leila is joined by Janice Lao – Group Director Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, 2009 Sustainability Leader of the Year award winner.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Janice’s upbringing differed from the traditionally conservative and withdrawn nature of Chinese culture
· How Janice’s upbringing prepared her for British culture when she was studying here
· Janice’s efforts to educate her children on ‘unconscious bias’
· “As long as you have a brain, you have a bias”: how unspoken agreements are often key to you and your colleagues, friends, etc. keeping each other in check
· The importance of Inclusion in the hotel industry
· How being bullied as a 13-year-old helped lead Janice to accept who she was
· Thoughts on how best to overcome imposter syndrome: “Don’t ever give your life for anyone”
RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED
Twitter/Instagram: @janiceillao
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janiceillao/
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Frauke Behrens
Leila is joined by Frauke Behrens – Yoga Instructor.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· How Frauke left her former career behind in order to become a professional yoga teacher in order to do something for herself
· Frauke’s recovery from severe illness, which led her to change her approach life completely
· Frauke’s use of “servant leadership” to help both her yoga students and her former employees
· The importance of chakras, which are the body’s equivalent to “power points”
· Frauke being a particularly strong example of how it is never too late to try something new
RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED
https://fraukeyogafuerteventura.com/home
Instagram @fraukefuerteventura
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Ewan Pearson
Leila is joined by Ewan Pearson – Managing Director at Grant Pearson Brown Consulting Ltd and Executive Chairman at Cambridge University Boat Club (CUBC).
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT
· Ewan’s extremely diverse career story to date, having had numerous professions as a medical doctor, school teacher, investment banker, stockbroker and latterly a professional adviser in communications (both spoken and written)
· How Ewan’s longest career path so far has been in communications despite English not being one of his strongest areas academically
· The impact that nerves can have on anyone – as Ewan learned from a difficult experience during his wedding speech!
· Ewan’s belief that the infamous comment “You’re not ready yet” is used much more regularly regarding women applying for promotions, and in a much more negative sense
· “It’s absolutely important that you are yourself”: the importance of authenticity in communication coaching (particularly with females as they feel more pressure to pretend to be something they are not)
RESOURCES & INFORMATION MENTIONED
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