Right risk

Bill Treasurer

208 pages, parution le 26/06/2003

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Résumé

Offers ten principles for taking intelligent risks

While most books on the subject of risk urge people to avoid risk, Right Risk teaches readers how to risk wisely-how to take that risk they've always wanted to take Draws lessons from the extreme edge of risk. The author performed over 300 dives as the high-octane superhero "Captain Inferno"-while on fire!

We must take risks if we are to grow personally and professionally. Risks are a part of a fully-lived life. In Right Risk, Bill Treasurer draws on the experiences and insights of successful risk-takers (including his own experiences as a daredevil high diver) to detail ten principles that readers can use to take risks with greater intelligence and confidence.

Risk Is Everywhere
- It Is Risky Out There
- The Right Risk

Readying for the Risk
- Start with Golden Silence
- Defy Inertia
- Write Your Risk Scripts
- Turn On the Pressure

Relish the Moment
- Put Yourself on the Line
- Make Fear Work for You
- Have the Courage to Be Courageous

Commit to the Risk
- Be Perfectly Imperfect
- Trespass Continuously
- Expose Yourself

Reaping the Rewards of the Right Risks Taken
- The Rightest Risk of All

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L'auteur - Bill Treasurer

Bill Treasurer (A.K.A. Captain Inferno) is founder and President of Giant Leap Consulting (GLC), a human improvement company dedicated to helping people reach their professional potential by taking smart, sensible, and spirited risks.
Prior to founding GLC, Treasurer spent 6 years with Accenture, a premier management and technology consulting firm. He was the company's first full time internal executive coach, and coached Accenture senior executives to strengthen their leadership skills, enhance team performance, and build strong client relationships. Before joining Accenture, Treasurer was a VP of Program Services at Executive Adventure, an Atlanta-based teambuilding company, where he facilitated over 300 corporate team-building workshops. Treasurer began his consulting career in 1991 at High Performing Systems, where he designed and delivered leadership development programs.
Treasurer is a former member of the U.S. High Diving Team. From 1984-1991 he toured throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and performed over 1,500 high dives from heights that scaled to 100 feet. He also performed 300 dives as the high-octane superhero "Captain Inferno" - while on fire!
Treasurer has worked with over 75 prominent organizations in the area of Organizational Development, Leadership, Teambuilding, and Change Management. He holds a Masters Degree in Administrative Science (with a concentration in OD) from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.
Though he no longer high dives, Treasurer is an avid whitewater kayaker. He lives in Decatur, Georgia with his wife Shannon and dog Gulliver. For more information about Bill and his company, visit www.giantleapconsulting.com.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Berrett-Koehler
Auteur(s)	Bill Treasurer
Parution	26/06/2003
Nb. de pages	208
Format	14 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	265g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9781576752463
ISBN13	978-1-57675-246-3