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      Risky Business book

      Why Leaders Must Develop a Disruptive Mindset

      Risky Business

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      Risky Business book

      Why Leaders Must Develop a Disruptive Mindset
      ByLinda Henman
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2021
      eBook Published 17 May 2021
      Pub. Location New York
      Imprint Productivity Press
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003168669
      Pages 222
      eBook ISBN 9781003168669
      Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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      Henman, L. (2021). Risky Business: Why Leaders Must Develop a Disruptive Mindset (1st ed.). Productivity Press. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003168669

      ABSTRACT

      To position an organization for growth, you cannot shy away from disruptive, high-stakes, pivotal decisions about the future.

      So why DO you?

      Why do so many smart leaders cringe when they face disruption?

      Most people think of disruption as negative while some leaders make disruption their goal. Organizational Psychologist Dr. Linda Henman considers both approaches preventable and costly mistakes. The surprising truth about improving anything you do—personally, professionally, publicly, or privately—lies at the intersection of your ability to think abstractly and your willingness to take prudent risks.

      Drawing on a rich trove of original, cutting-edge research and four decades’ worth of consulting, Henman knows what it takes to succeed in the C-suite. She dispels myths by presenting a clear and compelling summary of what she has observed—and in many cases, helped to create. Her in-the-trenches experiences spurred her to arrive at this conclusion: Myths about leadership have blinded us to what leaders really do. Many leaders believe in the concept of creative disruption but remain skeptical about trusting it.

      Jam-packed with big ideas, Risky Business arrives just in time—a rare book that will transform the way you think about risk, change the way you view disruption, and help you understand what you must do to think strategically, to grow dramatically, and to do it quickly. Inspiring and revelatory, filled with story-driven narratives and practical takeaways, Risky Business brings together decades of counterintuitive research to shed light on how you can effect change.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |3 pages

      Introduction

      chapter 1|20 pages

      The Disruptive Mindset

      chapter 2|22 pages

      Create Disruption or Someone Else Will

      chapter 3|19 pages

      Disruption Is Mandatory

      chapter 4|18 pages

      The Influence of Conscious and Unconscious Bias on Risk-Taking

      chapter 5|17 pages

      Aptitude Always Outranks Experience

      chapter 6|19 pages

      Where You Going with That Can of Gas?

      chapter 7|17 pages

      The Truth about What Motivates Us to Change Our Mindsets

      chapter 8|19 pages

      Resilience Is an Offensive Weapon

      chapter 9|19 pages

      Disruption Traps

      chapter 10|20 pages

      Leading Disruption

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