Mindfulness helps Twitter keep their eyes on the prize
When Twitter announced its Q4 2015 earnings earlier this month, its $710 million of revenue disappointed investors.
Even though the profit was 48% higher than a year earlier, it fell well short of analysts’ sky-high expectations and extended the two-year downward slide of the company’s stock.
To CEO Jack Dorsey, the man who guided Twitter through its subpar Q4 and is now being peppered with questions about the company’s future, the latest figures not a cause for panic.
In an earnings conference call, his responses reflected a readiness to make strategic changes.
Of Twitter’s Q4 underperformance, he said, “we think there’s a lot of opportunity in our product to fix some broken windows and some confusing aspects of our service that we know are inhibiting growth . . ..”
Dorsey, who is also currently CEO of mobile payments company Square, Inc., manages an ultra-demanding professional life and intense public scrutiny.
His method is no mystery: At 5:00 am, his day begins with 30 minutes of meditation and a six-mile jog.
This makes him one of a growing number of CEOs who have turned to the cushion for stress-relief. Here’s a list of some of the more recognizable meditator-CEOs. Bruce Arghiere
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