The risk factor : why every organization needs big bets, bold characters, and the occasional spectacular failure
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- ISBN: 9781137279286
- ISBN: 1137279281
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Physical Description:
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250 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2014]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Why risk-taking isn't gambling : what poker, jazz, and the Toyota assembly line can teach you about business -- The DNA of a bold risk-taker -- Bold character leadership -- The corporate culture of how -- The death of HR and the birth of talented people -- Improvisational innovation : two words that will turn employee ideas into execution -- Smart work -- Decision-making amid the clutter -- Branding and marketing noise -- The era of collaborative sales and customer service. |
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Subject: | Risk Strategic planning Value Success in business |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HB 615 .P57 2014 | 30775305507627 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary:
"Our most revered business icons of the last few decades are the bold risktakers, such as Richard Branson, Elon Musk, and Steve Jobs. Yet in today's stock market-driven economy, companies are playing it safe, with too many leaders focused on short-term gains, rather than value creation. The result is a static business culture that generates forgettable results--even as the world demands big solutions. So how do we get back in the risk-taking game? In The Risk Factor, Deborah Perry Piscione takes the most comprehensive look at this crucial, undervalued leadership behavior, and outlines how companies must support risk-taking across the enterprise. Exploring the heroes of risk, including entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and technologists, and the role risk-taking and failure tolerance play in their success, she makes a compelling case not only for big, flashy mergers or acquisitions, but also for unorthodox choices in everything from leadership to corporate social responsibility. Drawing on case studies from a wide range of now-famous giants (Amazon, Netflix) and successful start-ups (Tesla, Box), she distills lessons for both new entrepreneurs and established companies whose longtime risk aversion has cost them more than they realize"--