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Courage is about risk, but only necessary risk. Only carefully considered risk.
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160 |
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…there is no courage without bad odds, without a willingness to risk losing – the job, the game, the deal, your life. If it was a sure thing, what would be brave about it?
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180 |
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The leader risks themselves for us. They step to the front. They make their courage contagious.
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232 |
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When we decline to get involved, to risk ourselves or our reputations, we have to understand that it is not just our own careers or life at stake.
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When the flow potential of a domain is exhausted, the risk is that members of the field will become bored and retreat into a rigid orthodoxy in an attempt to protect the relevance of their contribution.
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…the most effective leaders are the ones who can skillfully address risky political and emotional issues.
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105 |
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Know your tolerance for risks. Have a plan and a backup plan.
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191 |
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When we find ourselves in trouble… The very moment when we need to take calm, deliberate action, we run the risk of doing the exact opposite and bringing about the very outcomes we most fear.
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096 |
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Sometimes being too cautious is the greatest risk of all.
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You have to know how to make progress and also how to mitigate the risks you’ve identified. You don’t want to confidently walk over a cliff edge.
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