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Smart risk-taking guide for innovative leaders.
If you're feeling stagnated in your personal or professional life, "Taking Smart Risks" might just give you the nudge you need. Sundheim doesn't just theorize; he provides actionable tools and insights that can transform the way you approach your decisions. By embracing his five elements of smart risk-taking, you could start making changes that propel you—or your organization—into a more dynamic future.
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ISBN: 9780071778190
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Risk is built into every choice we make, but few of us know how to manage risk taking to our advantage or implement it strategically across an organization.Leadership expert Doug Sundheim challenges and redefines what it means to take risks and lays out the five essential elements of smart risk taking: Find Something Worth Fighting For; See the Future Now; Act Fast, Learn Fast; Communicate Powerfully; and Create a Smart Risk Culture.Each chapter provides real-life Fortune 500 and entrepreneurial stories and detailed, practical exercises and tools for action to help individuals and organizations learn how to make taking smarter risks a good habit.
Author: Doug Sundheim
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Publication Date: 2012
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Smart risk-taking guide for innovative leaders.
If you're feeling stagnated in your personal or professional life, "Taking Smart Risks" might just give you the nudge you need. Sundheim doesn't just theorize; he provides actionable tools and insights that can transform the way you approach your decisions. By embracing his five elements of smart risk-taking, you could start making changes that propel you—or your organization—into a more dynamic future.
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