Taking Smart Risks: How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High

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Taking Smart Risks: How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High

Taking Smart Risks: How Sharp Leaders Win When Stakes are High

Authors: Doug Sundheim

Published: December 2012

eISBN: 9780071778206 0071778209 | ISBN: 9780071778190

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Part One: Reframing Risk

Chapter One: The Dangers of Playing It Safe

Chapter Two: Shifting Your Perception of Risk—the Smart-Risk Zone

Chapter Three: Smart Risk Taking

Part Two: Find Something Worth Fighting For

Chapter Four: What Are You Willing to Fight For?

Chapter Five: Finding the Fight in Your Organization

Part Three: See The Future Now

Chapter Six: The Future Is All Around You

Chapter Seven: See the World Through Your Customers’ Eyes

Chapter Eight: Stop, Think, Discuss, and Decide

Chapter Nine: Predict Your Fail Points

Part Four: Act Fast, Learn Fast

Chapter Ten: Start Before You Know Where to Start

Chapter Eleven: Fail Early, Often, and Smart

Chapter Twelve: Build Learning into Everything

Chapter Thirteen: Stay Humble

Part Five: Communicate Powerfully

Chapter Fourteen: Expect Communication to Break Down

Chapter Fifteen: Have the Tough Conversations

Part Six: Create A Smart-Risk Culture

Chapter Sixteen: Supporting Smart Risk Taking

Chapter Seventeen: The Virtuous Cycle of Taking Smart Risks

About The Author

Notes

Index