Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters on Taking Risks
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters says he encourages people to take risks if they want to get ahead in their career. 'You can play it safe and just wait for the opportunity to climb the greasy pole, or you can do something special", he says. Winters was reflecting on a decade at the helm of the UK bank in an interview with Bloomberg's Francine Lacqua. (Source: Bloomberg)
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