Risk-Taking for Leaders
37mIntermediate2021-07-28
Authors

Deborah Perry Piscione
Author, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, Speaker
Course details
Want to become a great risk-taker? Without knowing when and how to take risks, you and your organization can lose market share, relevance, and potentially become obsolete. Risk-taking is one of the greatest leadership tools available and is imperative to the long-term growth of any organization. In this course, author and innovation thought leader Deborah Perry Piscione reveals the key differences between gambling and calculated risk-taking, and how to master the skills of risk-taking. Once you as a leader have figured out how and when to take risks, you can then build a culture that not only focuses on producing the work, but also creates and executes a steady flow of ideas to improve every aspect of the organization.
Skills covered
Leadership SkillsPersonaLeadership and Management
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Taking risks to foster innovation
1. Using Risk as a Leadership Tool
- 02 - The DNA of a risk-taker
- 03 - What role does risk play in the everyday work of a leader
- 04 - Risk-taking is not reckless
- 05 - Decision-making in taking risks
2. Assessing Your Personal Capacity for Risk
- 06 - Assess your risk-taking style
- 07 - Grow your risk-taking ability
3. Cultivate a Risk-Taking Culture
- 08 - Where risk lives in an organization
- 09 - Define organizational risk-takers
- 10 - Outline risk-taking processes
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