Managers come down
"Exercise is murder"—what a surprise. Column by "Werbewoche" editor Anne-Friederike Wilhelm.
Actually, we suspected it: sport is not healthy and, let this melt in your mouth, is detrimental to our work-life balance. If that's not a great joy to hear SAM headhunter Moritz Nauer announce so soon after Christmas. So we can casually swing our lifebelts past the gyms that want to fight our pounds with percentages. Unless, of course, we aim high.
Excessive sporting activity is the result of "health mania conveyed by the media", says Nauer. Top managers in particular fall victim to this. Here we go again: evil evil media, evil evil advertising. And oops: snowboarding schloter, ice hockey player Merz and skier Vasella are in great danger! Honestly: do you think that glorious and stupid CEOs and CFOs are concerned with their feel-good balance sheet when they go out for sport? You can just about accept that they work up a sweat. But above all, top managers need to show other people - preferably when they are looking. In the office, in their marriage, with their children and in their spare time. After twelve hours of management, a mature executive simply needs another hour of training. If he is good. Because if you don't get down regularly, you might not be able to get back up soon. Think about this the next time you go jogging.
Excessive sporting activity is the result of "health mania conveyed by the media", says Nauer. Top managers in particular fall victim to this. Here we go again: evil evil media, evil evil advertising. And oops: snowboarding schloter, ice hockey player Merz and skier Vasella are in great danger! Honestly: do you think that glorious and stupid CEOs and CFOs are concerned with their feel-good balance sheet when they go out for sport? You can just about accept that they work up a sweat. But above all, top managers need to show other people - preferably when they are looking. In the office, in their marriage, with their children and in their spare time. After twelve hours of management, a mature executive simply needs another hour of training. If he is good. Because if you don't get down regularly, you might not be able to get back up soon. Think about this the next time you go jogging.
