![]() So I invest time in the upstream work – hiring really great people, establishing clear goals, and giving the team the autonomy to execute as they see fit. I love spending time with them, and I want to be involved in helping them grow. My children will never again be the ages they are now. And your family time is both precious and fleeting. But the work demands will never ever stop. It takes discipline to switch gears and focus on your partner and children. It’s easy to take family for granted and allow yourself to get pulled into never-ending work demands. And I attend every parent-teacher conference (even if I have to do so by phone when I’m in another city). I don’t take work calls on weekends unless it’s an absolute emergency. I put my phone on our foyer table when I arrive home, and it stays there until the kids go to sleep. I am home for dinner with my wife and children every night (unless I’m out of town). I get to spend time with customers in a fun way. I’ve gone so far as to plan trips around the NHL calendar. For example, when I travel for sales meetings, I regularly invite prospects, customers, and investors to come to a game with me. For a couple of hours, I get to leave my stress and responsibilities behind.īut I also try to fold hockey into my workday where it makes sense. Getting on the ice is my way of clearing my head and blowing off steam. It’s something I’ve done the whole time I’ve been building Okta. I love ice hockey and play late every Tuesday evening and early most Sunday mornings as part of a Bay Area league. I like to think of it as work-life integration. It’s definitely critical to carve out personal time, but you should also think about ways to bring more of your life into your work. I’ve heard a lot of people talk about work-life balance, and I think the sentiment is well intentioned, but it overlooks a key opportunity. Kerrest co-founded Okta – an enterprise identity management company – in 2009 and currently serves as its executive vice chairperson and chief operating officer. This is an e xcerpt from Zero to IPO: Over $1 Trillion of Actionable Advice from the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs by Frederic Kerrest, pp. ![]()
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