I have just finished listening to Keith Ferrazzi's wonderful book on business and life "Never Eat Alone". One of things I found interesting about it, is the way he is moving away from the traditional business meeting over meals that is so common in our society today. Keith will often take prosepective employees, friends and clients on a run, to a gym or to his favorite workout location, Barry's Bootcamp. He feels that doing business during a workout is a much more personal way of getting to know the people his dealing with.
Currently, I work as an I.T. manager. This means I rarely have the time to workout, however, my weight is not a problem since skipped meals are frequent. Lunch is something users go on, right after they call the help desk to report a problem, so that when a tech gets there, no one is around to explain the problem (see also other things users do that I.T guys don't: "Leave work on time", "Vacation")
As I continue to move up the corporate ladder, I am definitely going to try and put this idea into practice. More importantly, I need to get into shape. It would be a sad, sad time for me, if I went to meet with a client and had to run anything more than my mouth.
Check out a New York Times article on this new phenomenon:
http://tinyurl.com/avlte
You can visit Keith Ferrazzi's blog at : http://nevereatalone.typepad.com/blog/
Uni,
ReplyDeleteYes, yes!
I am all for a workout over the typical 5000 calorie business "power lunch."
The emphasis is on weight being the vehicle for the power.
The Blogging Boss works out at lunch at least 3 days a week. I have declined meeting requests that are scheduled over the lunch hour. If it conflicts with getting blood pumped to my head and beads of sweat to form on my skin, it does not have much of a chance.
Can I use this quote:
"It would be a sad, sad time for me, if I went to meet with a client and had to run anything more than my mouth."
I love it!
Great post, dude.
Eric