Helena Morrissey: Daily Routine

Up before dawn, home after dark, and whiteboarding a household of eleven—Baroness Helena Morrissey’s daily routine is high performance, at work and at home.

In between her role as the Head of Personal Investing at Legal & General Investment Management, and the founder of 30% Club, a campaign group working to achieve a minimum of 30% female representation on FTSE 100 boards, Baroness Helena Morrissey also juggles time with her nine children. Yes, that’s right, nine children.

How does she do it all? Well, whiteboard planning certainly comes into play. “I write up a whiteboard early each morning, detailing who is collecting who, who has activities, etc.,” she told The Guardian.

It also helps that her husband, Richard, is a stay-at-home dad, who oversees a majority of the household duties like school drop offs, taking out the washing and cooking. “Richard volunteered to stay at home after our fourth child and that’s a big part of how I cope,” Morrissey said. “It is comforting to know a parent is there to give emotional support to the children.”