The right kind of CEO does that by not requiring that you copy her behaviour. It is her prerogative to work all through the night - I had a co-founder who was s

The right kind of CEO does that by not requiring that you copy her behaviour. It is her prerogative to work all through the night - I had a co-founder who was similar, but I work best in the mornings. It did take us a while to come to a mutual agreement on who was working "more" but once we did it was smooth sailing. We never, ever asked staff to work outside of hours unless in emergencies or with paid overtime and mutual agreement. And in fact, they pressured us back to take time off, and worked with us to make sure our own work was covered (where possible). It was a great environment I am fostering further: hard work comes in small, rewarding bursts, the rest of the time is to support others doing that hard work or having some mental downtime with less challenging work.