Ask any trapeze artist and they will tell you how important balance is in their job; take a step wrong and they will be tumbling.
But in other fields of work ‘getting the balance right’ isn’t always a priority. Quite the opposite in fact. For instance, how important is balance when you are launching a new product that you hope to dominate the world with? Long hours might be important. Taking risks too. An outspoken and authoritative founder possibly. But balance?