Jul 2, 2026 – 5.00amIf you ask Lorenz Grollo what he does ahead of an important meeting, the answer is probably not what you would expect. And it’s brutal.“If I’m coming into a heavy meeting day, [say of] board meetings, I try and couple that with a leg day in the morning,” says Grollo, a third generation member of one of Australia’s most influential construction dynasties and one of its most successful migrant stories.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Sally PattenBOSS editorSally Patten edits BOSS, and writes about workplace issues. She was the financial services editor and personal finance editor of the AFR, The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald. She edited business news for The Times of London.Fetching latest articles
How this famous property CEO prepares for big meetings. It’s brutal
Lorenz Grollo’s pre-meeting routine puts him in a position where he can “tolerate almost anything.”







