![]() Lucy Puttergill, a former JPMorgan VP who now coaches a lot of female bankers, says many of her female clients over-identify with their jobs, particularly if they're single. He reads books, he listens to podcasts that have nothing to do with his job." It's a strategy pursued by other men in the industry - Goldman Sachs partner, Brian Robinson, has described how even though he works 12-hour days he always makes time for exercise and for nature and focuses on "birds and trees" on a walk home.Īnecdotally, this is something that some senior women in finance struggle with. "He doesn't identify with what he does and isn't entirely consumed by his career." What does this mean in practice? "He has interests outside of work. "My husband works in the City and he works very long hours, but he's very boundaried about it," says Lehto. Lehto says he is much more disciplined about keeping work in its box than she ever was. ![]() Her husband, however, is still working in finance and is thriving. Much of that time was spent lying in bed.įast-forward over a decade, and Lehto has extricated herself from banking and has a new career as an executive coach. She had two young children at the time and after burning out and collapsing in a gym, she told the Times it took her a year to recover. Lehto, who has a PhD from the University of Cambridge, spent a couple of years as a director of fixed income sales at a European bank in London before the financial crisis. ![]() ![]() When coach Mandy Lehto worked in banking, it did not end well.
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