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Strategy | Brits share their 3 biggest career regrets

Brits share their 3 biggest career regrets

If you had a chance to go back in time and make different decisions, would you?

For starters, the opportunity to invest in Apple’s stock, spend a little less on frivolity and a little more on career development and, for some maybe even change paths and choose a whole new profession may be high hitters on most professionals’ lists, yet ask the question to any company leader and you’re guaranteed to get a twist on the same answer: ‘If I did things differently, I wouldn’t be where I am today’.

However, we all have regrets – and it’s safe to say that there are lessons that we wish we’d learned along the way to save time and anguish. So, what are the top regrets of professionals? Read on to find out…

1. Not taking a chance  

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