How Leaders Today Should Approach Risk

When it comes to leadership and risk, there’s a Hollywood version that tells a stylized story of maximum risk-taking leading to mind-boggling gains. Think of the way Amazon scaled, transforming from an online book-seller to an online everything-seller—now with about 40% of all U.S. retail ecommerce. Recall how Jeff Bezos talks about their “day one” … Read more

A Painful Leadership Lesson in Managing Risk

There we were, putting our heart and soul into a bold new startup venture with buckets full of promise. We were all in. The air was electric. And everything was about to come crashing down. Our planned new offering was ambitious and pathbreaking. We knew we had our work cut out for us. The scope … Read more