A Microsoft exec and marathoner holds business meetings while running — and goes just fast enough that her negotiating partners can't talk

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September 18, 2018 9:57 PM

Microsoft executive Peggy Johnson uses her love of running to get the upper hand in business negotiations, according to a recent profile in The Wall Street Journal.

interview with The Wall Street Journal
to go just fast enough so they can’t talk much and I can dominate the conversation."
Many executives combine exercise and work in interesting ways.

Combining exercise and work can be surprisingly fruitful.

The Wall Street Journal's Jen Murphy recently profiled Peggy Johnson, Microsoft's executive vice president of business development. According to the article, Johnson is an avid runner, aiming to compete in the Berlin, Boston, New York, Chicago, and London marathons.

Johnson uses her hobby for her work in a fairly creative way to get the upper hand in negotiations. She told Murphy, "

Johnson isn't the only high-level executive who combines work and exercise. In an interview with The New York Times, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman discussed his lifelong practice of Krav Maga. He explained to the Times that he learned an important lesson about picking his battles from the Israeli martial art:

the best way to win a fight is to not get into a fight

Read the full interview with Johnson at The Wall Street Journal here »

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