“我的生活就是工作,而我的工作就是生活?!?/p>
達(dá)莫拉·阿達(dá)莫雷肯如是說。他曾是華爾街奇才,后來搖身一變成為休閑餐飲連鎖店華館的首席執(zhí)行官。在遠(yuǎn)程工作革命的浪潮中,世界各地的工作者都在追求工作與生活的平衡,他們反對(duì)雇主強(qiáng)制要求員工重返辦公室辦公,并倡導(dǎo)每周工作四天。就連全球超級(jí)巨星蕾哈娜(Rihanna)最近也表示,“幾乎不可能找到工作與生活的平衡”。
但對(duì)阿達(dá)莫雷肯來說,工作和生活從未分開過。他對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志表示:“我從未將工作和生活分開過。工作和生活是雜糅在一起的。”
這可能是因?yàn)檫@位時(shí)年34歲的首席執(zhí)行官有很多事情要做。他是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)美國(guó)大公司的少數(shù)黑人首席執(zhí)行官之一;根據(jù)《華盛頓郵報(bào)》2021年對(duì)50家最有價(jià)值公司的分析,《財(cái)富》世界500強(qiáng)中只有6位黑人首席執(zhí)行官,只有8%的高管是黑人。阿達(dá)莫雷肯既要負(fù)責(zé)經(jīng)營(yíng)華館,還要擔(dān)任保爾森公司(Paulson & Co.)的合伙人,該對(duì)沖基金于2019年收購了這家亞洲風(fēng)格的連鎖餐廳。
在此之前,阿達(dá)莫雷肯曾在私募股權(quán)領(lǐng)域取得成功,曾在高盛(Goldman Sachs)和德太投資(TPG Capital)等頂級(jí)公司工作。他說,他的金融生涯 “每時(shí)每刻都在工作”,甚至是周末。
阿達(dá)莫雷肯表示:“我認(rèn)為這很有趣。這不像我非得在周六加班,而像是‘我有事情要做,我想完成這件事,或者我想研究一些東西?!?/p>
這與許多金融家和首席執(zhí)行官的生活沒有什么不同,他們以下班后登錄工作系統(tǒng)完成工作而聞名。他說,他仍然在周末工作,有時(shí)會(huì)在泳池邊查看電子郵件。
雖然阿達(dá)莫雷肯從未把尋求工作與生活的平衡放在首位,但他承認(rèn)工作對(duì)人們的影響是不同的。他說:“這是關(guān)乎個(gè)人的事情?!彼a(bǔ)充說,如果工作壓力很大,你應(yīng)該把兩者分開。這就是為什么他鼓勵(lì)員工建立“緩沖區(qū)”,在周二或周三休息一天(由于需求增加,周末時(shí)間餐廳通常非常繁忙)。
但對(duì)他來說,盡管身為首席執(zhí)行官壓力重重,“工作并沒有給他帶來壓力。”
阿達(dá)莫雷肯向《財(cái)富》雜志介紹了他的日常生活,他每天凌晨4點(diǎn)整開始新的一天。
從早上跑步到晚上抽雪茄
凌晨4:30:阿達(dá)莫雷肯的座右銘是:“早睡早起?!?/p>
他每天早晨跑七到八英里(11.3到12.9公里),以此開啟新的一天。他表示跑步有助于減輕壓力,讓他更放松。他還表示,與交感神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)不同,有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)能刺激他的“冷靜、放松、自主神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)”(交感神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)會(huì)引發(fā)戰(zhàn)斗或逃跑反應(yīng))。
他補(bǔ)充說,你在鍛煉身體時(shí)感覺良好是有原因的:“你一整天會(huì)漸入佳境;你會(huì)更機(jī)智,更敏捷,更精力充沛?!?/p>
早上6點(diǎn):跑步結(jié)束后,阿達(dá)莫雷肯會(huì)沖個(gè)澡,準(zhǔn)備前往位于亞利桑那州斯科茨代爾的華館總部。
出發(fā)前,他會(huì)在家庭辦公室里花幾分鐘時(shí)間查看前一天連鎖店的業(yè)績(jī)數(shù)據(jù),檢查它們是否與公司的預(yù)期一致。
早上7點(diǎn):阿達(dá)莫雷肯到達(dá)距離他家20分鐘車程的總部,與首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官和首席財(cái)務(wù)官進(jìn)行非正式會(huì)面,然后開始一整天的會(huì)議。他的日程表排滿了內(nèi)部和外部會(huì)議。
在會(huì)議間隙,阿達(dá)莫雷肯處理電子郵件,優(yōu)先處理最重要的任務(wù),以確保員工得到及時(shí)批準(zhǔn),推進(jìn)工作。
下午6點(diǎn):一天的會(huì)議結(jié)束后,阿達(dá)莫雷肯清理收件箱,并回家。但是,他的工作并沒有就此結(jié)束。
作為一家大型連鎖餐廳的首席執(zhí)行官,阿達(dá)莫雷肯習(xí)慣于在晚餐時(shí)間繼續(xù)工作,他經(jīng)常在傳統(tǒng)的朝九晚五工作日結(jié)束后與同事和熟人會(huì)面。
正如他所說,“華館的主業(yè)是招待性業(yè)務(wù),因此涉及很多晚宴?!?/p>
當(dāng)阿達(dá)莫雷肯可以直接回家,無需處理任何工作后事務(wù)時(shí),他會(huì)在露臺(tái)上抽一支雪茄放松一下,以激活副交感神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的方式結(jié)束一天的工作,這與他開啟一天的方式毫無二致。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
“我的生活就是工作,而我的工作就是生活。”
達(dá)莫拉·阿達(dá)莫雷肯如是說。他曾是華爾街奇才,后來搖身一變成為休閑餐飲連鎖店華館的首席執(zhí)行官。在遠(yuǎn)程工作革命的浪潮中,世界各地的工作者都在追求工作與生活的平衡,他們反對(duì)雇主強(qiáng)制要求員工重返辦公室辦公,并倡導(dǎo)每周工作四天。就連全球超級(jí)巨星蕾哈娜(Rihanna)最近也表示,“幾乎不可能找到工作與生活的平衡”。
但對(duì)阿達(dá)莫雷肯來說,工作和生活從未分開過。他對(duì)《財(cái)富》雜志表示:“我從未將工作和生活分開過。工作和生活是雜糅在一起的。”
這可能是因?yàn)檫@位時(shí)年34歲的首席執(zhí)行官有很多事情要做。他是領(lǐng)導(dǎo)美國(guó)大公司的少數(shù)黑人首席執(zhí)行官之一;根據(jù)《華盛頓郵報(bào)》2021年對(duì)50家最有價(jià)值公司的分析,《財(cái)富》世界500強(qiáng)中只有6位黑人首席執(zhí)行官,只有8%的高管是黑人。阿達(dá)莫雷肯既要負(fù)責(zé)經(jīng)營(yíng)華館,還要擔(dān)任保爾森公司(Paulson & Co.)的合伙人,該對(duì)沖基金于2019年收購了這家亞洲風(fēng)格的連鎖餐廳。
在此之前,阿達(dá)莫雷肯曾在私募股權(quán)領(lǐng)域取得成功,曾在高盛(Goldman Sachs)和德太投資(TPG Capital)等頂級(jí)公司工作。他說,他的金融生涯 “每時(shí)每刻都在工作”,甚至是周末。
阿達(dá)莫雷肯表示:“我認(rèn)為這很有趣。這不像我非得在周六加班,而像是‘我有事情要做,我想完成這件事,或者我想研究一些東西。’”
這與許多金融家和首席執(zhí)行官的生活沒有什么不同,他們以下班后登錄工作系統(tǒng)完成工作而聞名。他說,他仍然在周末工作,有時(shí)會(huì)在泳池邊查看電子郵件。
雖然阿達(dá)莫雷肯從未把尋求工作與生活的平衡放在首位,但他承認(rèn)工作對(duì)人們的影響是不同的。他說:“這是關(guān)乎個(gè)人的事情?!彼a(bǔ)充說,如果工作壓力很大,你應(yīng)該把兩者分開。這就是為什么他鼓勵(lì)員工建立“緩沖區(qū)”,在周二或周三休息一天(由于需求增加,周末時(shí)間餐廳通常非常繁忙)。
但對(duì)他來說,盡管身為首席執(zhí)行官壓力重重,“工作并沒有給他帶來壓力?!?/p>
阿達(dá)莫雷肯向《財(cái)富》雜志介紹了他的日常生活,他每天凌晨4點(diǎn)整開始新的一天。
從早上跑步到晚上抽雪茄
阿達(dá)莫雷肯晨跑時(shí)看到的景象
阿達(dá)莫雷肯的家庭辦公室
阿達(dá)莫雷肯開車去上班時(shí)看到的景象
阿達(dá)莫雷肯在華館的辦公室
阿達(dá)莫雷肯在露臺(tái)上抽著雪茄結(jié)束了一天的工作
凌晨4:30:阿達(dá)莫雷肯的座右銘是:“早睡早起?!?/p>
他每天早晨跑七到八英里(11.3到12.9公里),以此開啟新的一天。他表示跑步有助于減輕壓力,讓他更放松。他還表示,與交感神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)不同,有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)能刺激他的“冷靜、放松、自主神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)”(交感神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)會(huì)引發(fā)戰(zhàn)斗或逃跑反應(yīng))。
他補(bǔ)充說,你在鍛煉身體時(shí)感覺良好是有原因的:“你一整天會(huì)漸入佳境;你會(huì)更機(jī)智,更敏捷,更精力充沛?!?/p>
早上6點(diǎn):跑步結(jié)束后,阿達(dá)莫雷肯會(huì)沖個(gè)澡,準(zhǔn)備前往位于亞利桑那州斯科茨代爾的華館總部。
出發(fā)前,他會(huì)在家庭辦公室里花幾分鐘時(shí)間查看前一天連鎖店的業(yè)績(jī)數(shù)據(jù),檢查它們是否與公司的預(yù)期一致。
早上7點(diǎn):阿達(dá)莫雷肯到達(dá)距離他家20分鐘車程的總部,與首席運(yùn)營(yíng)官和首席財(cái)務(wù)官進(jìn)行非正式會(huì)面,然后開始一整天的會(huì)議。他的日程表排滿了內(nèi)部和外部會(huì)議。
在會(huì)議間隙,阿達(dá)莫雷肯處理電子郵件,優(yōu)先處理最重要的任務(wù),以確保員工得到及時(shí)批準(zhǔn),推進(jìn)工作。
下午6點(diǎn):一天的會(huì)議結(jié)束后,阿達(dá)莫雷肯清理收件箱,并回家。但是,他的工作并沒有就此結(jié)束。
作為一家大型連鎖餐廳的首席執(zhí)行官,阿達(dá)莫雷肯習(xí)慣于在晚餐時(shí)間繼續(xù)工作,他經(jīng)常在傳統(tǒng)的朝九晚五工作日結(jié)束后與同事和熟人會(huì)面。
正如他所說,“華館的主業(yè)是招待性業(yè)務(wù),因此涉及很多晚宴。”
當(dāng)阿達(dá)莫雷肯可以直接回家,無需處理任何工作后事務(wù)時(shí),他會(huì)在露臺(tái)上抽一支雪茄放松一下,以激活副交感神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的方式結(jié)束一天的工作,這與他開啟一天的方式毫無二致。(財(cái)富中文網(wǎng))
譯者:中慧言-王芳
“My life is my work. My work is my life.”
So says Damola Adamolekun, former Wall Street whiz-turned-CEO-of casual-dining restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s. In the midst of the remote work revolution, employees worldwide have been fighting for a better work-life balance, pushing back against employer mandates to return to office and advocating for four-day workweeks. Even global superstar Rihanna recently expressed that finding “balance is almost impossible.”
But for Adamolekun, work and life have never been separate. “I never really have been a person that separated work and life,” he tells Fortune. “It mixes.”
That might be because the 34-year-old has a lot on his plate. He’s one of the few Black CEOs leading a major U.S. company; there are only six black CEOs in the Fortune 500, and only 8% of C-Suite executives are Black, according to a 2021?Washington Post?analysis of the 50 most valuable companies. And Adamolekun balances running the helm with his job as a partner at Paulson & Co., the hedge fund that acquired the Asian-inspired restaurant chain in 2019.
It follows a successful career in private equity, where Adamolekun worked at top companies, including Goldman Sachs and TPG Capital. He says he dedicated his finance era to “working all the time,” even on the weekends.
“I thought it was fun. So it wasn’t like I had to go in on a Saturday,” Adamolekun said. “It was like ‘I got stuff to do, and I want to knock it out, or I want to look at something.’”
It’s not unlike the life of many financiers and CEOs, who are known for logging after work hours to get the job done. He says he still works on the weekends and can sometimes be found checking emails by the pool.
Although Adamolekun has never prioritized finding a work-life balance, he acknowledges that work impacts people differently. “It’s an individual thing,” he says, adding that you should separate the two if work is stressful. That’s why he encourages employees to build in “buffers,” taking a day off on a Tuesday or Wednesday since weekends are usually busy at the restaurant due to higher demand.
But for him, despite all the pressures of being a chief executive, “work doesn’t stress [him] out.”
Adamolekun gave Fortune a sneak peak into his daily routine, which kicks off at 4 a.m. sharp.
From a.m. runs to p.m. cigars
Adamolekun’s view on his morning run
Adamolekun’s home office
Adamolekun’s view on his drive to work
Adamolekun’s P.F. Chang’s office
Adamolekun finishes his day with a cigar on the patio
4:30 a.m.: Adamolekun’s motto: “Early to bed, early up.”
He begins his day with a seven to eight-mile run, which he says helps him feel less stressed and more relaxed. The aerobic exercise routine stimulates his “calm, relaxed, autonomous nervous system,” Adamolekun says, unlike the sympathetic nervous system, which trigger’s your body’s fight or flight reaction.
There’s a reason you feel good when you workout, he adds: “You’ll feel better the whole day; you’ll be smarter, you’ll be sharper, you’ll be more energetic.”
6:00 a.m.: After his run, Adamolekun showers and prepares to head to P.F. Chang’s headquarters in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Before hitting the road, he takes a few minutes to review the chain’s performance numbers from the previous day in his home office, checking to see if they aligned with the company’s expectations.
7:00 a.m.: Adamolekun arrives at the headquarters, a 20-minute drive from his house, and casually meets with the COO and CFO before jumping into a day full of meetings. His schedule is packed with internal and external meetings.
In between meetings, Adamolekun manages emails, prioritizing the most essential tasks to ensure employees are being met with timely approvals to move forward with their work.
6:00 p.m.: When the day’s meetings are over, Adamolekun clears his inbox and heads home. But, his work day doesn’t exactly stop there.
As the CEO of a major restaurant chain, Adamolekun is no stranger to mixing business with dinner, often meeting with colleagues and connections after the traditional nine-to-five workday ends.
As he puts it, “It’s a hospitality business, so a lot of dinners are involved.”
On the occasions when Adamolekun can go straight home without any post-work affairs, he relaxes with a cigar on the patio, ending his day the same way he starts by activating his parasympathetic nervous system.