"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
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- Janice Lao/Leila McKenzie
- Published
- Tue 26 Nov 2019
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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· How Janice’s upbringing differed from the traditionally conservative and withdrawn nature of Chinese culture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/
