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Unpopular decisions end business careers too. What is the point being made here? You can also lead businesses with popular decisions if your incentives all alig

Unpopular decisions end business careers too. What is the point being made here? You can also lead businesses with popular decisions if your incentives all align.

saltysalt 3y ago
> Unpopular decisions end business careers too. True, but business leaders are not elected, and can therefore make broadly unpopular decisions with the backing of their boards and shareholders. In fact I believe its required. For example: redundancies are unpopular, but can benefit the share value.
- thenerdhead 3y ago
  No single person is making those decisions. Not even the CEO. And yes, business leaders are elected by the board they represent.
  - saltysalt 3y ago
    Your missing the key point that the incentives are different: the board are electing the CEO to protect their investment, not to be a popular leader.
    - thenerdhead 3y ago
      How do you think most public companies protect their investments? By electing a popular leader.
      - saltysalt 3y ago
        I offer Elon as a counter-example.