Here’s why the CEO of the Girl Scouts gets to work at 6:30 a.m.

Bonnie Barczykowski ’s work days are long.?

The CEO of the Girl Scouts of the USA , Barczykowski, 58, wakes up between 4:30 a.m. and 5 a.m., takes a short walk to work, and gets into the office by 6 or 6:30 a.m.—hours before most of the other staff. But she recently told Fortune that getting in early is critical to getting the job done, and running the 112-year-old organization with around 1.1 million active members.?

“That gives me that two to three hours before everybody else is there to really look ahead not only at that day, but the week ahead, to make sure I’m fully planned, I’ve done the research I need to do,” she says. “I just feel better going into my day.”?

That kind of meticulousness doesn’t just apply to her professional life—Barczykowski also uses it to fuel her fitness hobby. She runs four days a week, cross-trains two days a week, and takes one day to rest. She plans her personal travel to overlap with various races around the world, and has completed eight marathons. The CEO says she’s participated in races on five continents, including Antarctica, and still plans to check Asian and Africa off her list by the time she turns 60.?

“The Antarctica run was amazing,” Barczykowski says. “The ability to actually know that you’re standing on ground that most people won’t ever be on, is breathtaking.”?

Her workout routine and long runs are critical to some of her best business ideas. “People I work with panic a little bit when they know I have a 20-mile run because they’re afraid of the ideas I’m going to come back with,” she jokes.????

Leadership Tip of the Week ??

Business leaders should think long and hard about providing childcare benefits to their workers. The benefit can bring a four-fold net return to companies who invest in it, according to a new report from Boston Consulting Group, writes my colleague Irina Ivanova. But only 11% of large companies offer that kind of help to employees, even though it leads to higher productivity, better retention, and fewer absences. “This is the easiest talent investment decision you’ll ever make,” the report reads.

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