La loca rutina matutina de este ex-CEO es el ejemplo más trágico que he visto en mi vida

Los seguiste ¿Juicio penal federal de Elizabeth Holmes, fundadora y ex directora ejecutiva de Theranos?

RecientementeVer observador de procesos cuatro páginas escritas a mano con notas que muestran a Holmes y Ramesh “Soleado” Balwani, tu vesond-in-command at Theranos y pareja romántica desde hace mucho tiempo, aparentemente tenía ba. escritock en los años 2005 a 2009.

No es que estuvieran destinados a serlo, pero las páginas ahora son un regalo para el mundo. Escribimos mucho sobre las rutinas diarias extremas de algunos de los líderes empresariales más importantes de Estados Unidos; Nunca esperé que se presentara una como prueba en un juicio penal federal.

Las notas se dividen en dos categorías. (Puede leer ambas exposiciones de la corte aquí y aquí.):

  • Tres de las cuatro páginas parecen tratar sobre las teorías empresariales y de liderazgo de Balwani. (Holmes dijo que Balwani le dijo que “incluso si no tuviera un instinto natural para los negocios, se me podría enseñar a superarlo mediante una fórmula para el éxito”).
  • La página restante explica la rutina matutina de Holmes con sus propias palabras, al menos como ella imaginaba que sería hace 10 o 15 años.

No hay otra forma de decirlo: su rutina diaria es quizás la más loca y, en última instancia, la más trágica del seguimiento del tiempo de un CEO con la que la mayoría de nosotros nos hemos encontrado.

Garabateado en el membrete de un hotel de Singapur (Rifas: La Plaza, donde la habitación más barata disponible para una estadía de prueba durante el próximo mes es el equivalente a unos 634 dólares la noche), escribió Holmes, que parece ser su ideal:

  • “Levántate a las 4:00 de la mañana y da gracias a Dios. La mayoría de las cosas no son lógicas”.
  • “4:00 – 4:15 – lávate la cara, cámbiate”.
  • “4:15 – 4:45 – medita, despeja la mente”.
  • “4:15 – 5:20 – tren”.
  • “5:20 – 6:20 – cambiarse, ducharse, afeitarse, perfecto”.
  • “6:20 – 6:30 – reza”
  • “6:30 – 6:45 – desayuno (plátano [sic], Suero) “
  • “6:45 a. M. – conducir hasta [Theranos]”

Me asombra la peculiaridad. Hago una pausa en la espiritualidad. Veo la dificultad.

Absolutamente hice una mueca al principio.

Holmes no es el único director ejecutivo (lo siento, anterior CEO) para afirmar que comienzan su día a las 4 a.m. o antes. Tim Cook de Apple supuestamente hace eso. Jack Dorsey lo hizo. Mi colega de Heaven32, Jeff Haden, puso algunos de ellos en perspectiva hace un tiempo.

Porque no solo lo temprano que comienzas el día, lo altamente motivado y disciplinado que estás, conduce al éxito. Más importante aún, si está trabajando en la dirección correcta.

El horario de Holmes puede haber sido particularmente desafiante. La columnista Alexandra Petri de El Washington Post lo probé durante un par de días. Se descarriló cuando recordó que no había desayunado plátanos ni suero de leche como lo hacía Holmes.

“En ese momento insistí en que Theranos era en realidad más auténtico para no tener un plan viable”, escribe Petri, “y simplemente asumir que un poco de suero y un plátano se manifestarían siempre y cuando le dijera a suficientes personas que lo habría. “

Podemos reírnos. Deberíamos reírnos. Creo que fue Mark Twain quien originalmente dijo que la comedia es solo tragedia más tiempo.

Y eso es ciertamente trágico. Ni siquiera hemos llegado a los estándares personales casi robóticos que Holmes enumeró para sí mismo justo debajo del horario. Cosas como:

  • “Hago todo lo que digo, palabra por palabra”.
  • “No llego ni un minuto tarde”.
  • “No muestro ninguna emoción … tranquila, directa, puntiaguda, no emocional”.
  • “Rara vez hablo. Cuando lo hago, CLARO y conciso”.
  • “Mis manos siempre están en mis bolsillos o gesticulando”.

Imagínese tener que trabajar muy duro, día tras día, para vivir así, y el despertador suena a las 4 a.m.todas las mañanas. Imagínese la disciplina y la dedicación, y el resultado.

No puedo predecir si las acciones de Holmes o Balwani (se enfrenta a un juicio por separado) se considerarán conducta criminal, especialmente después de leer sobre Holmes Testimonio la semana pasada afirma que Balwani la controló e incluso abusó sexualmente de ella.

Balwani lo ha negado a través de sus abogados. El gobierno continuará interrogando a Holmes el martes.

Pero cuando escribió esto, afirmó Holmes, creyó lo que dijo. Ahora enfrenta hasta 20 años de prisión.

Es una locura. Es patético. Es una tragedia digna de los antiguos griegos, quizás apropiada, porque el nombre “Theranos” suena como si estuviera destinado a evocar a un dios, un filósofo o un dramaturgo.

¿Pero en retrospectiva? Probablemente debería haberse quedado dormida.

Las opiniones expresadas aquí por los columnistas de Heaven32 son propias, no de Heaven32.

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  • "4:15 - 4:45 - meditate, clear mind."
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  • "4:15 - 5:20 - work out."
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  • "5:20 - 6:20 - change, shower, shave, perfect."
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  • "6:30 - 6:45 - bfast (bannana [sic], whey)"
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  • n I marvel at the specificity. I pause at the spirituality. I recognize the difficulty.  n I absolutely cringe at the starting time. n Holmes isn't the only CEO (sorry, former CEO) to claim to start her day at 4 a.m. or before. Tim Cook of Apple supposedly does this. Jack Dorsey did. My Heaven32 colleague Jeff Haden put a few of them in perspective a while back. n Because, it's not just how early you start your day and how revved up and disciplined you are that leads to success. It's also, more importantly, whether you're even working in the right direction.  n Holmes's schedule might have been especially challenging. Columnist Alexandra Petri of The Washington Post tried it for a few days. It went off the rails when she remembered that she didn't have any bananas or whey for breakfast, like Holmes ate. n "At the time I insisted it was actually more authentically Theranos not to have a viable plan," Petri writes, "and just sort of assume that some whey and a banana would manifest themselves as long as I told enough people they would be there." n We can laugh. We should laugh. I think it was Mark Twain who originally said comedy is just tragedy plus time.  n And, this is surely tragic. We haven't even gotten yet to the nearly robotic personal standards Holmes listed for herself just below the schedule. Things like: n
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    • "I show no excitement ... calm, direct, pointed, non-emotive."
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    • "I speak rarely. When I do - CRISP and CONCISE."
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    • "My hands are always in my pockets or gesturing."
    n Imagine putting extreme effort into living this way, day aHeaven32er day aHeaven32er day, with the alarm going off at 4 a.m. each morning. Imagine the discipline, and the dedication -- and the outcome.  n I can't predict whether Holmes's actions or Balwani's (he's facing a separate trial) will be found to have amounted to criminal conduct -- especially having read about Holmes's testimony last week claiming Balwani controlled her and even sexually assaulted her.  n Balwani has denied this through his lawyers. The government is set to continue cross-examining Holmes on Tuesday. n But, back when she wrote this, Holmes claims, she believed what she was saying. Now, she's facing the possibility of as much as 20 years in prison.  n It's insane. It's pitiful. It's a tragedy worthy of the ancient Greeks--perhaps fitting, since the very name "Theranos" sounds as if it were intended to evoke a god or a philosopher or a playwright. n But in retrospect? She probably should have just slept in. 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