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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. CEOs whose default setting is to “play it safe” do not impress me. Being politically correct rarely solves problems – it exacerbates them.

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Brexit Could Deepen Europe’s Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

Brexit, as the British referendum to exit the EU is widely called, has caused turmoil in politics and stocks and head-shaking among the UK’s partners. A 2015 survey by Wayra , a startup incubator, last year found that over a fifth of startup talent in the UK came from other EU countries. Digital Talent Will Be in Shorter Supply.