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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
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewan-pearson-9a04ab/
https://www.gpb.eu/
Continue the conversation on LinkedIn
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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
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ewan-pearson-9a04ab/
https://www.gpb.eu/
Continue the conversation on LinkedIn