HP CEO Enrique Lores shares his daily routine — including reflection time and a quick swim at 5 a.m.

I'm the CEO of HP Inc. My day starts with reflection time and a quick swim at 5 a.m. and ends with international calls and reading a new book each week before bed.

• Enrique Lores is the president and CEO of HP Inc. 
• Lores starts his day at 5 a.m. with a run or swim, and is home by 7 p.m. — he says family time is important to him.
• He ends his night by taking a few international calls right before bed.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Enrique Lores, president and CEO of HP Inc., about his daily work routine. He is based in Los Altos, California. The following has been edited for length and clarity.

I've always been an early riser — my alarm sounds at 5 a.m. It's a time when I catch up on the news and reflect on the big topics impacting our customers and employees.

I use my mornings to exercise too because it boosts my productivity. Whether I’m traveling or at home, I try to fit in a quick run or a swim.

I enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work. I typically take my first meetings at home by 7 a.m. before heading into the office. I’m in the office three to four days a week.

After a huddle with my executive leadership team, I stop by our welcome center to meet with a large global company. I try to see as many of customers as possible to hear what’s on their minds.

Next, I head downstairs to our studio or out to the HP Garage to record a couple of videos for upcoming events hosted by HP business partners.

Then, I head back upstairs for quarterly business reviews with our market teams to review progress against our plans and identify what teams need to be successful.

I find myself on the road more and more. I like to be on the front lines of our business as much as possible, meeting with our local market teams, customers, and partners. Over the past month, I’ve been working outside the U.S. for the most part.

In the afternoon, I have a light lunch with a side of caffeine. I could have pizzas with our interns, lunch with one of our employees from Business Impacts Networks, or snacks following a town hall meeting. Aside from the food, there are often lots of selfies involved.

I’m intentional about leaving space in my schedule to meet with employees from all parts and levels of the company. It keeps me close to the teams and grounded in the nuances of our business.

After lunch, my afternoon is packed with meetings — it could be a video call with one of our channel partners, a discussion with another CEO, a call with a government official, or time with one of our shareholders.

I also meet with HP teams across the company to review progress against our priorities, plans for upcoming launches and initiatives, and problems we need to solve.

I try to be home by 7 p.m. for dinner with my wife, Rocio. Family time is very important to me. This marks the perfect end to a long day.

There’s always some work to do before bed — such as emails I need to catch up on and calls with our teams in other parts of the world.

At the end of every day, I reflect on what we did to move the company forward, and what’s needed tomorrow. Reflection is something I started doing when I became CEO. I want to end every day feeling proud of what I’ve done and how I’ve done it.

Correction: December 13, 2023 — An earlier version of this story misspelled the name of Lores' wife. Her name is Rocio.