From board meetings, to the office, to our social circles, a recurring question lingers throughout conversation: “What keeps you up at night?”
Business owners and executives alike use this question to get to the nitty-gritty worries that perennially plague them, especially during a tough economy. Among the most common worries, CEOs and their peers list:
- Retaining top talent: During times of economic downturn, competitive, high performing executives are more in-demand than ever. CEOs worry how to keep their top performers from being poached away by the competition.
- Poor health: While CEOs throw themselves headlong into their businesses, they tend to pay little attention to their own personal health. Panic attacks and sleep deprivation are most common, according to Nancy MacKay, co-author of The Talent Advantage.
- Poor personal relationships: Ever boast of “being married to the job?” While pouring endless hours into a career may yield big results, many CEOs are constantly concerned they spend too little time with their spouses and children.
On the bright side, CEOs are ideally suited to take action to alleviate their worries, leaving baggy eyes behind. Pulling from their business insight, businessmen and –women can apply the same approaches to trouble shooting and problem-solving their health and personal relationships as they do at their office. As MacKay explains, “They’ll set deadlines, goals and measures of success to ensure they’re getting the results they’re after.”
What keeps you up at night? What are you doing about it?
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