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Taking Smart Risks
The book in one sentence
Playing it safe for too long is its own kind of risk, so the real skill is learning to take bold steps in a careful, deliberate way.
Who it's for
Managers, founders and team leaders who sense they have gone too cautious, and anyone who knows they should make a move but keeps finding reasons to wait.
The big idea
Most of us think of risk as something to keep to a minimum. Sundheim, a leadership consultant who has coached executives in large banks and consumer firms as well as small businesses, turns that around. When people and organisations avoid risk for long enough, they stop creating anything new, stop learning what they are capable of, and slowly lose confidence. The answer is not recklessness. It is a habit of choosing stretching challenges and then preparing for them properly, so that the downside is understood and managed.
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