“As long as the music is playing, you’ve got to get up and dance.”
– Chuck Prince, CEO of Citigroup, July 2007
He said this just before the 2008 financial crash. The meaning? Even when he saw the risks, he kept going because “everyone else was doing it.”
The lesson is clear: if you follow the crowd without thinking for yourself, you can crash with them. Don’t dance just because the music’s playing