Maybe herding cows... helps one learn how to herd cats... I also like the part of learning "risk/reward" and "decision making..." by "outdoor activities"... Yes the swiss do have this knack often.
Bloomberg
Herding Cows Helps Swiss Executives Ease Boardroom Pressure
September 22, 2011, 10:29 AM EDT
By Thomas Mulier and Jennifer M. Freedman
(Updates with comment from Stebbins in 18th paragraph.)
Sept. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Jean-Claude Biver skipped a work event this past weekend. Instead of herding watchbuyers in Monaco, the Hublot chief executive led Marguerite and the rest of his cows down to their winter quarters from Alpine meadows.
"I always give priority to my home, to where I come from," Biver, 62, said in an interview at his farm near Montreux, Switzerland, where his heifers were adorned with a traditional costume of pine boughs, bells and flower bouquets. "From here I get the strength to do my job."
CEOs with hobbies make better executives, according to Robert Stebbins, a professor emeritus at the University of Calgary who has written books on the value of maintaining a life outside the office. He coined the term "serious leisure" to describe the diverse pastimes used by executives to provide relief from workplace stress.
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