
- CEOs aren’t naturally gifted at time management and Ryder System CEO Robert Sanchez knows that all too well. In the early days, Sanchez relied on sticky notes to get him through the workday before a manager noticed he needed help. That skill, the support of his wife, and his workout routine helped keep him sane—and humble, his wife would say.
Ryder System CEO Robert Sanchez has spent more than 30 years at the trucking and logistics company, including a dozen of those years as chief executive and chairman of the board. The Miami-based Fortune 500 company operates a fleet of 250,000 commercial trucks and generates $12.6 billion in revenue every year. Sanchez, who first started at the company in 1993, told Fortune there are two key practices that keep him sane and firing on all cylinders.