School of Hard Knocks: Canary Wharf Group’s Jane Hollinshead

LISTEN: Welcome to the School of Hard Knocks, a new six-part series brought to you by EG Property Podcasts that will offer up a bounty of lessons from those who have experienced a rough time or two, enabling us to better navigate the tough times ahead. Over the course of this series, we’ll meet people who have lived through some of the highs and lows of real estate. Through our conversations we will dig deep into the skills, the mindsets and the structures you need in place to successfully navigate tricky times. Joining EG editor Samantha McClary for our fourth lesson in the curriculum is Jane Hollinshead, chief people officer at Canary Wharf Group, who shares vital advice around the power of diversity of skills, the value of your network and finding balance. Hollinshead isn’t afraid of hard knocks – not only in the boxing ring, where she keeps herself fit and grounded – but in life. She’s prepared to take leaps of faith and she understands that sometimes you need to be pushed over the edge – and push others too. But if you are pushing, says Hollinshead, be nice because real estate is all about connections and relationships. And it’s guaranteed that one day you’ll be across the table from someone you really wish you’d been a bit kinder to. So, sit back, get your pen and paper ready, because it is time to enrol yourself in EG’s School of Hard Knocks. Listen hard and enjoy. If you missed previous episodes of the School of Hard Knocks series, you can find them all on the EG Property Podcast channel, available on all good podcast players. Listen to episode 1 with Scarborough’s Kevin McCabe here Listen to episode 2 with Harworth’s Lynda Shillaw here Listen to episode 3 with JLL’s Katie Kopec here   Image © Feliphe Schiarolli/Unsplash