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For CEOs, Safe Decisions Aren’t Always Safe

N2Growth Blog

What we don’t need is more CEOs who hide in safe harbors. If you sit in the big chair, you don’t get paid to make safe decisions; you get paid to make the right decision. If you don’t believe you can hire world-class talent, don’t be surprised when others begin to share your opinion. Think guidelines – not rules.

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List to the Lee

Chris Brady

     It's our true calling Our life's one purpose That carries us home again Safe harbor's purchase.     Open your eyes wide See all that you see Gales blow to the rocky shore We list to the lee.

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You Can’t Achieve Your Goals Without the Right Support

Harvard Business Review

” He asked each student to get more specific, write down the goal, and bring it to the next class. With a wide grin, he told the kids to expect that he would periodically stop class throughout the year to engage everyone around how they were doing. It is easy, however, to take others’ support for granted.