Shopify總裁:高效工作40小時已足夠成功

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市值2000億美元Shopify總裁:我認識的頂尖員工每週只工作40小時,不需要拼命做80小時

隨著ChatGPT等人工智能技術的爆炸式發展,工作效率迎來了全新時代,不少業界領袖甚至預測四天工作制已經指日可待。與此同時,員工面對的壓力亦越來越大,要想方設法善用每一分優勢。

然而,並非所有人都認為未來屬於「工作狂」。Shopify總裁哈利·芬克爾斯坦(Harley Finkelstein)就表示,他認識的部分表現最出色的員工,每週只工作40小時,並非像某些領導者那樣拼命工作80小時。

芬克爾斯坦在《Aspire with Emma Grede》播客中說:「你不需要每週工作80小時才能表現出色或成為高效能員工。我認識一些每週工作40小時但卻是最傑出的員工,他們只是非常有效率地利用時間。」

他補充說,雖然大多數人偶爾還是會遇上深夜或週末回覆電郵的情況,但真正的平衡來自於將工作節奏與生活節奏相配合。

「我覺得所謂的工作與生活平衡有點誤導,實際上我們追求的是某種和諧。」他續稱,「有些星期六我需要工作,有些星期四下午我會和太太去散步,這就是我的和諧模式。」

成為「瑞士軍刀」角色——關鍵時刻全力以赴

芬克爾斯坦年輕時夢想成為DJ,因無經驗難以獲得演出機會,於是自己創造機會。大學期間,他開展副業賣T恤以支付房租和支持家庭,這份經歷讓他認識了當時在線售賣滑雪板的Shopify創辦人托比亞斯·呂特克(Tobias Lütke)。

雖然擁有法律學位,不符合典型創業者形象,但他加入Shopify後,擔任一職能多樣的「瑞士軍刀」角色,負責法律和商業上的各種工作。他在LinkedIn寫道:「任何法律或商業上需要完成的事情我都會做,讓我在法律學校學到的技能能夠廣泛應用。」

早期他也經常工作80小時以上,但隨著家庭成長,他調整了生活節奏,尋求一種「有意義的統一追求」。

「有人問我怎知道自己找到使命,我的答案是星期一早上感覺像星期六早上。」他寫道,「不管你的使命是什麼,我希望你找到讓星期一像星期六一樣的事,因為那代表你正在做真正重要的事情。」

《財富》記者亦曾向他求證更多看法。

工作與生活平衡並非固定不變

芬克爾斯坦認為,工作與生活的和諧並非一成不變,而是隨著環境和階段不斷調整。思科首席產品官Jeetu Patel每天工作18小時、每週7天,但他堅持只要有意識地設計生活,平衡是可行的。對他而言,確保女兒隨時能找到他,且不犧牲健康,是關鍵。

他曾告訴《財富》:「你必須找到適合自己的方式,並確保身邊人都認同這種安排。你要為自己打造這套系統,沒有人能替你做到。」

前美國總統奧巴馬今年亦在《The Pivot Podcast》中表示,平衡往往是階段性的,短期的不平衡是達成目標的必要代價。

「無論是運動、音樂、商業還是政治,想要卓越,人生中總會有一段時間是完全不平衡,只專注於工作。」

評論與啟示

芬克爾斯坦的觀點在當前工作文化中提供了一個非常有價值的反思。面對AI和數字化帶來的生產力革命,社會普遍有一種誤解,認為成功必須付出極端長時間的勞動,甚至以工作狂為標準。然而,芬克爾斯坦以自身和身邊人的經驗指出,真正的高效能來自於合理安排時間和工作節奏,而非盲目延長工時。

這種「效率優先」而非「工時至上」的理念,對香港這種工作節奏快、工時長的城市尤其有啟發意義。香港職場文化長期以來崇尚加班文化,往往忽視了員工的身心健康和生活質量。芬克爾斯坦的例子提醒我們,企業和員工應該重新審視「成功」的定義,尋找工作與生活之間的和諧,提升整體幸福感和長遠生產力。

此外,他提到的「瑞士軍刀」式多元技能和靈活調整工作模式,也非常契合當今快速變化的職場環境。未來的職場不再是單一技能的堅守,而是需要具備跨界能力和彈性,才能適應不斷變化的挑戰。

總括來說,這篇報道不僅反映了當代工作文化的轉變,也為香港職場人士提供了可借鑑的思考方向——工作不必成為生活的全部,找到屬於自己的節奏和和諧,才是持續成功的關鍵。

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