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Pressure as privilege

Elite sport and listed life share a public scoreboard and constant friction. A stoic lesson, and the story of an MD who beat a 249D board spill by leaning in, show why pressure is the medium of the job, not an interruption to it.

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Ben Williamson

30 April 2026 · 2 min read

"What stands in the way becomes the way." (Marcus Aurelius, Meditations 5.20)

I was reminded of this quote at one of Cameron Schwab's round-tables this week. No listed companies there, but a lot of elite sports CEOs. Elite sport and listed life have a lot in common: public scoreboard, high media exposure, vested interests and distractions from "the job".

In listed life this shows up as short reports, down-ramping, conflicts amongst shareholders and advisors, board spills and liquidity... or the lack thereof.

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