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Yes, he pays you to think small. So he can do a big think

Research shows that CEOs actually makes a company worse, so playing them to do as little as possible is probably not wrong.

What research? Worse how?

It is only one study to my knowledge, but stock and accounting performance suffer more the more you pay your CEO:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2014/06/16/the-highest-paid-ceos-are-the-worst-performers-new-study-says/#6aeb77117e32