Some CEOs say work-life balance is a myth. Others swear it’s a key to their success.
Glassdoor CEO Christian Sutherland-Wong is in the latter category. He worked his way up from vice president of product in 2015 to leading the jobs website in 2020. With more than 500 employees under his leadership, he says he tries to limit his work during off-hours — especially in front of his two young kids.
“With [my] children, I want to lead by not having digital products all around, or being distracted by my email and text messages all the time,” says Sutherland-Wong, 44. He works five days per week remotely, using that flexibility “to be there when my kids come home from school, to be able to get offline, spend quality time with them, put them to bed and then get back online.”
If something pressing comes up, Sutherland-Wong makes a point of going to his home office — usually easier, of course, than getting in a car and …