How did the CEO of BDO get his colleagues to back his promotion?

My Duvet Flip by Jack Parsons

Jack Parsons

Business, Careers

4.2 • 5 Ratings

🗓️ 18 July 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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We dive into the dynamic world of business leadership with Paul Eagland, the esteemed Managing Partner of BDO LLP. 🥇💡

In this engaging discussion, we explore Paul's remarkable journey navigating the intricate landscapes of the business realm. Additionally, we had the opportunity to discuss his upbringing in Walthamstow and the driving forces behind his early entry into the workforce. 🏠🔨

0:00 Trailer

1:49 The house where he grew up

2:45 The lessons he learned from growing up in a humble house

3:55 Paul’s initial experiences in the workforce and the frustration of comparing oneself.

5:19 "White plimsolls" equivalency at work and focus on what you do

6:21 The question you need to think if you feel uncomfortable at work

6:37 Paul’s opinion about dress code and similar behaviours at work

8:07 We are probably professional actors?

8:52 The significance of noting the past and looking ahead to the future.

9:55 Paul’s commitment to fight for a supportive work environment

10:50 Paul’s experience managing overwhelm

12:01 The process of becoming Managing Partner

13:28 The opportunity he taken

14:37 The definition of Managing Partner

16:16 How is to apply to become the Managing Partner

17:21 Register your personal brand

18:03 Changes starting on a new position

19:00 Geographically competing or connecting?

21:31 The most over-complicated thing in UK

22:31 The social responsibility against discrimination

23:19 Advice for youth

24:15 Its about people, not generations

25:25 Paul’s Duvet Flip

27:12 Outro

Transcript

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0:00.0	Have you ever had a moment where you've wobbled and thought to yourself, I just want to quit?
0:05.3	Have I ever felt like just quitting? No. Have I felt overwhelmed? Yes.
0:11.4	Someone says, right, okay, you've got the job. What can I do over the next eight years?
0:14.8	No one told me if it was going to be a global pandemic. No one told me that if we didn't keep on
0:19.2	trading through COVID, we would go bust.
0:21.6	And as they happen, how literally 8,000 heads turn and look at you.
0:26.6	So what are you going to do?
0:30.6	All managing partner, leading one of the biggest audit firms in the country.
0:34.6	And you've been a partner.
0:36.6	So strategically, do you go and try and
0:39.3	win over some partners who are managing more partners,
0:41.3	like ones with big mouths?
0:43.3	Like what do you do?
0:44.3	All of the partners recognise that whoever's elected
0:47.3	it's got to be the right thing for the firm,
0:49.3	not the right thing for the individual.
0:51.3	So this isn't an ego trip.
0:53.3	You're testing all of those things,
0:55.0	but you've then got to make that brave decision of saying, well, do you put your hat in the ring?
1:01.0	Tell me a little bit about your early years growing up. Everything I say is free internet.
1:05.0	You're giving away your age now. Exactly. I was born in the Waltham Slough. My father was a docker, so it's lovely to be close to the river here.
1:12.6	My mother was a housewife.
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