Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is the richest man in the world.
And is not a fan of the expression "work-life balance".
Read here what he advises his employees to do instead.
With an estimated net worth of $ 200 billion,
Jeff Bezos is
considered the
richest person in the world
.
As the
founder and managing director of the online mail order company Amazon
, he repeatedly gives insights into his everyday life * and shares his unusual
views on the subject of work
.
For example, family time is important to him in everyday life, he doesn't set an alarm clock before going to bed, and he doesn't think much of countless, long meetings at work.
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos advises: strive for holistic harmony instead of work-life balance
At an event organized by the US American Business Insider, the Amazon boss revealed his
advice, which he gave older managers, but above all new employees
: you should create a healthy symmetry and harmony between professional and personal goals.
The
expression “work-life balance”
, ie the balance between private life and job, is
not appropriate
, as it
implies
an
exchange
.
Instead, the goal is a
holistic relationship between work and leisure
.
Bezos says work and personal life should be seen as
two integrated parts in a circle
, not as a
balancing act
in which the two sides are in competition.
"When I'm happy at home, I come to the office with tremendous energy," says Bezos.
With this energy, you can give everyone a certain boost in the office, too. “And when I'm happy at work, then I also have enormous energy at home.” So the two areas influence each
other
.
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Source: Business Insider
