May 5, 2021
When Ben Lucas, UK Head of Wealth & Asset Management
Consulting at KPMG, wrote that his biggest non-negotiable is daily
exercise, the post went viral. He explains why his message
resonated with so many people and why exercise, sleep, and time
away from a desk are not in conflict with performance culture, as
some think, but are what performance is all about.
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Topics discussed:
2:25 Intro
3:12 Ben’s exercise LinkedIn post
6:28 What prompted Ben to write the post
9:58 New habits that Ben has formed
13:50 Exercise is a non-negotiable
17:16 Exercise at home during a pandemic
20:36 Performance culture vs. exercising
23:22 The importance of sleep
25:09 Survey takeaways from 50 leaders of wealth and asset
management firms
29:17 We need to find better language
31:00 “The COVID muscle memory”
32:40 Ben’s advice to others on building trust
34:45 Wrap-up questions
Ray of sunshine
NASA
Flight or invisibility
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Related articles and links:
Viral post
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6769557311582154752-vs04
Follow-up post
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/benjamin-lucas-38b53837_performance-leadership-balance-activity-6789100047322619904-2Ttf
New report in Act 2
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Find Ben here:
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-lucas-38b53837/
Find Lauren here:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauren-
foster/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/laurenfosternyc