Risk, 9780241481936
Paperback
Master uncertainty: a guide to controlling risk in business and life.

Risk

a user’s guide

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  • Paperback

    368 pages

  • Release Date

    9 January 2023

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Summary

Risk: A User’s Guide to Mastering Uncertainty

An entirely new way to understand risk and master uncertainty in business, from the bestselling author of Team of Teams.

What if you could learn how to expect the unexpected?

In business, like in life, foresight is crucial for avoiding pitfalls and disaster – and yet it’s something we spend nearly no time developing. Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with the deadly risks of combat; he …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241481936
ISBN-10:0241481937
Author:General Stanley McChrystal
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Business
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:368
Release Date:9 January 2023
Weight:257g
Dimensions:197mm x 128mm x 23mm
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Critics Review

An absolute masterpiece on the subject of risk! Brilliant and highly entertaining, this book is essential reading for every leader, regardless of age or experience.

An absolute masterpiece on the subject of risk! Brilliant and highly entertaining, this book is essential reading for every leader, regardless of age or experience. * Admiral William McRaven, author of Make Your Bed *A brilliant user’s guide that demonstrates how managing risk is about how we lead, rather than getting mathematical equations right. Fundamental reading for any leader looking to understand and strengthen their team’s Risk Immune System. * Annie Duke, bestselling author of Thinking in Bets and How to Decide *General McChrystal is swiftly becoming our most important leadership voice. Measured, meticulous, and filled with practical, pragmatic wisdom from both war and peace, his clear-eyed, unsentimental guidance cuts to the heart of our precarious existence. A must-read leadership bible for troubling times. * James Kerr, bestselling author of Legacy *An essential playbook on mastering all dimensions of risk. For soldiers, educators, CEOs, entrepreneurs, government leaders, and everyone in between, the general captures, with precision and clarity, how staying risk fit can unleash your team’s maximum potential. * Keith Krach, former under secretary of state, chairman and CEO of DocuSign and Ariba, chairman of Purdue University Board of Trustees *

About The Author

General Stanley McChrystal

Stanley McChrystal retired in July 2010 as a four-star general in the US Army. His last assignment was as the commander of the International Security Assistance Force and as the commander of the US forces in Afghanistan. He is currently a senior fellow at Yale University’s Jackson Institute for Global Affairs and the cofounder of the McChrystal Group, a leadership consulting firm. Tantum Collins and Chris Fussell are his colleagues at the McChrystal Group, while David Silverman is the founder and CEO of CrossLead. He is the author of Team of Teams.

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