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
Introduction
- Taking risks to foster innovation
Using Risk as a Leadership Tool
- The DNA of a risk-taker
- What role does risk play in the everyday work of a leader
- Risk-taking is not reckless
- Decision-making in taking risks
Assessing Your Personal Capacity for Risk
- Assess your risk-taking style
- Grow your risk-taking ability
Cultivate a Risk-Taking Culture
- Where risk lives in an organization
- Define organizational risk-takers
- Outline risk-taking processes