The Two Faces of Risk: Cultivating Risk Intelligence for Competitive Advantage

You needn’t be a seer or sage to perceive risk. It’s as predictable and as devastating as a Florida hurricane and as far-reaching as a corporate scandal. But you do need to be a visionary to see the opposite side of the risk coin, the one that lands face down after you flip. The underside represents opportunity, competitiveness and growth.

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Steve Wagner, Mark Layton

Unrewarded risk represents what poker players call “table stakes”: you’ve got to ante up just to get into the game. The ante, of course, doesn’t guarantee success; it only ensures that a hand of cards will be dealt to you. Numerous examples of unrewarded risk appear in business. For instance, every public company in the United States must comply … [ Read more ]