Taking Smart Risks: How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High
- 4h 13m
- Doug Sundheim
- McGraw-Hill
- 2013
The business world is in flux, and you have to think and act quickly in order to stay competitive. But the last thing you want to do is make reckless business decisions. You have to find the middle ground. You have to take SMART RISKS.
In this groundbreaking book, leadership expert Doug Sundheim explains how to find that precise point between comfort and danger for generating the sustained ability to work at the highest level of performance.
About the Author
Doug Sundheim is a leadership and organizational consultant with over 20 years of experience in growing businesses and helping others do the same. He works with leaders and teams of Fortune 500 companies and entrepreneurial firms to help them maximize their effectiveness. His clients include Morgan Stanley, Harvard Management Company, The Chubb Corporation, Citigroup, University of Chicago, and Procter & Gamble, among others. Prior to his work in leadership and organizational consulting, he spent several years in the Internet strategy field. You can learn about Doug and his services at dougsundheim.com.
In this Book
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The Dangers of Playing it Safe
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Shifting Your Perception of Risk—The Smart-Risk Zone
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Smart Risk Taking
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What are You Willing to Fight For?
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Finding the Fight in Your Organization
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The Future is All Around You
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See the World Through Your Customers’ Eyes
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Stop, Think, Discuss, and Decide
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Predict Your Fail Points
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Start Before You Know Where to Start
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Fail Early, Often, and Smart
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Build Learning into Everything
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Stay Humble
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Expect Communication to Break Down
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Have the Tough Conversations
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Supporting Smart Risk Taking
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The Virtuous Cycle of Taking Smart Risks
