#254: Tom Hale, CEO of Oura – Be a balancing force

It's like being on a boat because if things are going great, everyone goes to one side of the boat and it's like things are going great. And the boat sort of kind of tips this way. And only the leader can go to the other side and kind of balance it, say, hey, here's some ways that it's not going great or that it could go better. As a leader, it can feel like you get pulled in a million different directions. So how do you balance it all?

And what does balance really look like? Welcome to How Leaders Lead. I'm David Novak and every week I have conversations with the very best leaders in the world to help you become the best leader that you can be. My guest today is Tom Hale, the CEO of Aura. Aura makes one of the most innovative health and wellness wearables out there, the Aura Ring.

And under Tom's leadership, the company has scaled rapidly while staying focused on helping people live healthier, more balanced lives. And that word Balance really captures how Tom leads. He's always calibrating between vision and execution, innovation and trust, supporting his team and challenging them. And in this conversation, you'll see what it looks like to lead from the place of balance.

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