""I don't love the word 'balance' because it implies a tradeoff," Bezos said recently at Italian Tech Week. "I've often had people ask me, 'How do you deal with work-life balance?' And I'll say 'I like work-life harmony because if you're happy at home, you'll be better at work. If you're better at work, you'll be better at home.' These things go together. It's not a strict tradeoff.""
""It's not the first time the entrepreneur worth $240 billion has struck back against the idea. In 2018, Bezos called work-life balance a "debilitating phrase" for the same reason: it implied that one has to give, in order for the other to thrive. Instead, he likes to use the word "harmony" and likened the concept to a "circle."""
""And he's not the only CEO who views their work and personal lives in the same way; Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella also thinks that "work-life balance" isn't the goal, but rather "harmony" is the objective. Meanwhile, Nespresso's UK CEO Anna Lundstrom aims for " work-life fluidity " because she doesn't believe separating the two in half is possible when you're at the top.""
CEOs differ widely on approaches to managing professional and personal lives. Jeff Bezos rejects the term 'work-life balance' as implying a tradeoff and favors 'work-life harmony,' saying happiness at home and performance at work reinforce each other. Bezos previously called 'work-life balance' a 'debilitating phrase' and likened harmony to a circle. Other leaders share similar views: Satya Nadella endorses 'harmony,' and Anna Lundstrom prefers 'work-life fluidity,' noting separation is impractical at top roles. Some executives set strict boundaries, while others blur lines or find the concept confusing, reflecting diverse leadership philosophies about time and sacrifice.
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