Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Bill Ready thought he was failing his team. He wasn’t.
Early in his career, the now‑Pinterest CEO set boundaries to be present as a new father. But after two years of 18‑hour days, he suddenly felt he was letting his team down.
Then he opened up to them, and their response shocked him.
“Bill, this is a better version of you,” he recalled them saying.
Listen to the full episode of “Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick on the link below.
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Bill Ready thought he was failing his team. He wasn’t.
Early in his career, the now‑Pinterest CEO set boundaries to be present as a new father. But after two years of 18‑hour days, he suddenly felt he was letting his team down.
Then he opened up to them, and their response shocked him.
“Bill, this is a better version of you,” he recalled them saying.
Listen to the full episode of “Executive Decisions with Steve Sedgwick on the link below.
#CNBC #CNBCPodcast #ExecutiveDecisions
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