We all want to work for companies that value our work, provide us with the tools to succeed and generally set us up for success. In other words, we'd all like to work for companies led by what Harvard's Business Review identified as the top habits of the best CEO's. Harvard studied 12 years' worth of behavior and success to identify these five habits of the best of the best.
Starting with personal interaction over digital communication. This is ironic given that many of the top execs are in technology. Followed by clear objectives/goals, delegating effectively and trusting those around them to do the work. Furthermore, meetings are short and to the point and there's a balance between work/life while working daily.
I'll pick up on that last one of the top executives. They all generally work seven days a week and on vacation. The bottom line is that being a top executive is literally a job that never stops. Here's the average workday of the best execs: weekdays average 10 hours, weekends 4 hours and vacation days about 2 hours.
However, it is important to highlight that they make use of their personal time effectively. The average top exec works in an average of 45 minutes of exercise per day and 7 hours of sleep. What's interesting is that the average top exec works more than the average employee but also sleeps and exercises a bit more than the average employee. This is what most likely what enables them to be as effective as they are while being faced with work and challenges daily. There's likely a lot that we can all learn from this research. How do you compare?
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