Growth Partners - and they’re not even at the office

I’ve met C-suitors that have sacrificed their personal lives for their professional pursuits.

Unfortunately, this left several of them with regrets. Some missed their children growing up and now want a closer relationship with them but can’t figure out how. Others sacrificed marriages with the “love of their life” because they couldn’t (or didn’t) balance work and home life.

These relationships didn’t need to be sacrificed. The belief and behavior of the executive needed to be reframed.

Its amazing how we can neglect the people that intimately know us; the ones who can be the best advisers and confidants. Most executives can understand how partnerships in the workplace benefit them, however, miss the partners at home that may benefit them even more.

My advice to ambitious executives is to create visions in BOTH their professional and personal lives with your life partner. This way both can be working towards professional and personal goals with love, support, real-time and authentic feedback, and accountability.

This is not a one-time exercise. Life changes. Goals and opportunities change – for each partner. Reflect, review, and revise – together.