# 36 - Why You Should Conduct Your Meetings Like Interviews - John Ewing

An episode of [The Inspire Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1380867359), 13 May 2019, 29 min.

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Today on the Inspire Podcast, Bart Egnal speaks with John Ewing, Co-President & Chief Investment Officer at Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners Ltd, a boutique investment firm. They talk about what it takes to prepare for and successfully conduct interviews. John co-founded Ewing Morris & Co. Investment Partners in June 2011. John is responsible for portfolio management and investment research and contributes to client relationships and operations. Here are some moments from their conversation: About Ewing Morris & Co. (2:25) Conducting management interviews. (3:24) Why interview. (4:50) Get off the script to understand thought processes. (5:45) Preparing to conduct interviews. (8:53) Asking tough questions. (10:25) Allow adjusting the order of questions. (15:22) Force choices to learn more - Hanger company example. (16:10) How to tell when candidates 'package' the truth. (19:00) Allow silence after asking a question. (21:45) Avoid compound questions. (24:16) Listen now to hear more! Learn more about Ewing Morris & Co.: https://www.ewingmorris.com/ -- Listen on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Soundcloud and Google Podcasts.

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