Cameron HeroldFounder of the COO Alliance & Invest In Your Leaders Training

Why Working 60+ Hours is Actually HURTING You

22 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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A short talk by Cameron Herold arguing that working 60+ hours per week reduces performance due to diminishing returns; he advocates delegating, saying no, and disconnecting to maintain high-level performance, illustrated by his grandfather’s success while working less and playing golf regularly.

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To think clearly. There's not a single professional athlete on the world, not one in any single sport who performs in their sport. 60, 70, 80 hours a week. They might practice, but they're not performing at the highest level. There's no way you're performing at the Highest level for 60, 70 hours a week either. At some point, you're hitting diminishing returns. So you really want to start to delegate more. Say no more, disconnect more. Look, if my grandfather could build Sural Pharmaceuticals, a massive pharmaceutical company, and still play golf three or four days a week without a cell phone, without checking into the company five hours.