The richest man in France, Bernard Arnault, is a boss with well anchored habits. And the routine of the CEO of LVMH, far from being trivial, seems to be the key to its success.
While the LVMH group, a tricolor of luxury, is threatened by the customs of customs duties wanted by the American president Donald Trump, the boss of the famous company does not tremble. It must be said that Bernard Arnault is a man of habit and that he has a method that works. The proof, he has an unchanging ritual every Saturday.
Bernard Arnault reveals his obsessive ritual: “It’s reality “
At 76, Bernard Arnault is the richest French in the world with an estimated fortune, at date, at $ 145 billion according to Forbes. He is at the head of an industrial empire built around mythical marks like Christian Dior, Louis Vuitton or Moët & Chandon. To keep his group at the top of world luxury, he has a good habit: he visits his group’s stores every Saturday and is able to chain 25!
In a report of Gqtitled “The 10 advice from Bernard Arnault to put into practice to succeed“, The businessman then declared:”I visit the stores every week. I’m still looking for store managers. I want to see them in the field, not in their offices to make paperwork. “
Bernard Arnault, also filmed for a TV report during a visit to a Louis Vuitton store, had already had the opportunity to comment “This Saturday ritual“. He said:”I really like to visit stores, this is reality. I always tell my employees that you have to be as little as possible in the offices (…) Besides, we try to make the offices are small so that the managers are in contact with customers!“”
Bernard Arnault and his other secret habits: “Each day…“”
If his eldest daughter entrusted to Forbes that his father “Work 24 hours a day and when he sleeps, he dreams of new ideas“, Bernard Arnault still remains a man who knows how to spare moments for him. Behind the image of the tireless boss hides a follower of music, who begins his days by listening to the classic, as he revealed to Bloomberg. Trained on the piano in his youth, he admitted that he had not had the talent necessary to make a career.
The CEO of LVMH shows no signs of slowdown. Despite his attachment to his family and a well -deserved need for rest, he plans to stay in office at least until 2030, before passing the relay to one of his children. If he continues to hold the reins with so much energy, it is undoubtedly because, as he says himself, “Every day, he has fun working“. The secret of success?