“When I start to experience the stress, that’s a useful signal for me,” Bosworth explained. “What is the important work that, if you dedicated the time to it, you would be okay? And, how do we reprioritize the urgent stuff that’s being noisy?”
The Meta CTO said he mitigates his stress by working out, taking deep breathing exercises, and spending more time with his wife and kids. And he’s not the only one coping with pressures of the corner office.
Stress comes with the territory of being an executive, so leaders have developed their own routines to handle the intensity of the job.
Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts CEO Alejandro Reynal makes fitness a priority in handling the pressure of leading the billion-dollar luxury hotel chain. He jump-starts his days with an early morning workout, and combats burnout by taking time to find calm before the office grind.
“So I like to play tennis on the weekends. If I can’t, I play golf. And I also am a musician,” he continued. “I like to play the drums, so I have a band; every now and then we get together, and we play for a while. This helps me [stay] real and…true to myself.”
