29 BDO LLP | LISTENING TO OUR DIRECTORS AND PRINCIPALS
To see Paul Eagland say in a video to 6,000 people that he needs to go for a daily walk or a cycle to look after his mental health is huge. It really helps others when senior people openly acknowledge challenges and vulnerabilities. “ A partner asking me how it had gone with taking my autistic son to his new school blew me away. I wasn’t used to my old employers even remembering I had a son, let alone the rest. “ I’m a person first, not a tax professional – and I think my partners know that. “ WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE PAUL EAGLAND FOR 30 MINUTES? Panic for 25 minutes… Tell everyone to shut off their laptops for 30 minutes and go for a walk Concentrate on giving people time back rather than worrying about whether they get paid enough Delete a proportion of our clients that we don’t want off the system Encourage people to be more empathetic of others by asking three things: How are you? What do you have on your plate? What does success look like for you.
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