Emma Grede

You have gotten criticized for your views on work-life balance.

Are you addressing this in the book?

Yes, I guess I would have to.

I feel like I gave a couple of comments and those comments will just not go anywhere.

So I thought I'd just write chapters about them so that we could all think about it.

I think that we have to talk about the old thoughts and the new thoughts piece in this book, because you are going to recognize this.

And yes, of course, we're going to talk about work-life balance.

I think it is fairly and abundantly clear that we've all been told that you should strive for work-life balance.

And I'm pretty sure if you're listening to this podcast, you know my views on this already.

But when I went on Diary of a CEO and expressed my opinion that I still stand by, by the way, that work-life balance is your problem and not your employer's.

And that, by the way, it's the wrong goal altogether.

I was blasted.

Let me tell you what I think the helpful new thought is.

Rather than wasting your time searching for a work-life balance, which is the wrong focus, strive instead for alignment to your ultimate ambition.

I want you to make sure you hear that, right?

Alignment to your ultimate ambition.

This is the right goal.

If you want to go big, think about what it is that you want.

And for a period of time, do everything it takes to get there.

Be all in if that's what you're aiming for.