Show us an activity you enjoy doing.Tell us how you think it contributes to your personal and professional development. IE Business School Admission program

1. Show us an activity you enjoy doing.
Tell us how you think it contributes to your
personal and professional development
By Eve Lecerf
IE Business School
Admission program

2. One activity I enjoy doing
For pleasure or for business,
I have the TRAVELLING virus, as far back as I can remember.
Most of those trips remain in my memory ;
no pictures to back up anymore.
I stopped counting flights
after the 500th

3. My first time travelling for leisure
• It was 27 years ago. I remember clearly my parents offering me to go to
Scotland as an au-pair to learn english.
• I spent 2 summers there. I was staying in Aberdeen, in a very nice
English-Wales family – the Thubron’s. I saw growing their 3 kids who are
now adults.
• The first 3 days, I was like mute. With my french college education, I
could hardly find my words. Then suddenly, I jumped into the situation
and made the best of it.
» My feeling: I was so cold with an
av. temperature of 15 deg C in august.
» But so greatful for the experience.

4. • On 13th August 1997, I arrived in Argentina after my 1st long-haul flight.
• My mission: coordinate start-up of the air conditioning in a cheese factory
and train the staff…. in spanish…..
With a good individual language training and preparation, I succeeded.
• My first impression: tired and cold, I was very surprised that everybody
was giving me a kiss, to say hello ; even top management of the cie.
Very unexpected professional approach for a european person.
• The big surprise: I met my future husband on that same day. After 12th
year anniversary, I still remember him clearly coming to me in that factory.
His eyes…..
The start of a long changing process
My first time travelling for business

5. My favourite theme while travelling
Zoos and Wild

6. What I like during travelling
Variety and diversity

7. Contributions to my personal development
Enjoy with
my family Learn languages
Discover different
cultures
Push my limits
New experiences

8. Contributions to my prof. development
Inter-cultural
awareness Team building
Build trust and long-term
relationships
An expatriation
And a great team
Share knowledge

9. Our next trip
Planning the future next…..

10. And the future generation……
….is secured

11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION