You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World
The #1 international bestselling author of The Gray Rhino offers a bold new framework for understanding risk in and how we can re-examine and re-shape our relationship with uncertainty to live more productive and successful lives.

What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get there much earlier than they need to? Why do entrepreneurs thrive in the face of uncertainty, while others cringe at the thought of leaving a stable nine-to-five job? Why are Asians more proactive in face of risk than Westerners?

Risk-takers are motivated by factors as wide and culture and values...
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You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World
The #1 international bestselling author of The Gray Rhino offers a bold new framework for understanding risk in and how we can re-examine and re-shape our relationship with uncertainty to live more productive and successful lives.

What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get there much earlier than they need to? Why do entrepreneurs thrive in the face of uncertainty, while others cringe at the thought of leaving a stable nine-to-five job? Why are Asians more proactive in face of risk than Westerners?

Risk-takers are motivated by factors as wide and culture and values...
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You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World

You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World

by Michele Wucker

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged — 12 hours, 20 minutes

You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World

You Are What You Risk: The New Art and Science of Navigating an Uncertain World

by Michele Wucker

Narrated by Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged — 12 hours, 20 minutes

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Overview

The #1 international bestselling author of The Gray Rhino offers a bold new framework for understanding risk in and how we can re-examine and re-shape our relationship with uncertainty to live more productive and successful lives.

What drives a sixty-four-year-old woman to hurl herself over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Why do young journalists risk their lives to tell the stories of strangers? Why do some people wait until the last minute to get to the airport while others get there much earlier than they need to? Why do entrepreneurs thrive in the face of uncertainty, while others cringe at the thought of leaving a stable nine-to-five job? Why are Asians more proactive in face of risk than Westerners?

Risk-takers are motivated by factors as wide and culture and values...

Editorial Reviews

Deborah Perry Piscione

"As Silicon Valley illustrates, risk attitudes and behaviors are at the heart of why organizations and economies thrive or head for disaster. In You Are What You Risk, Michele Wucker explores the dynamics behind individuals' and companies' relationships with risk, from personal experience to cultural values to policy ecosystems. Her original insights and practical recommendations will help readers choose healthy risk-taking over dangerous missteps in business, life, and the world."

Laura Huang

"Whether you're an investor, entrepreneur, of simply trying to forge your career strategically in any field, you'll benefit from Michele Wucker's innovative, clear-eyed approach to taking wise risks and navigating uncertainty. This book will help you to get from ordinary to extraordinary."

Forbes

"As we all deal with multiple 21st century risks... it's important to stop and recognize that each of us defines and manages 'risk' differently, based on an almost unlimited number of influences. That’s what author, TED Talk star and former think tank executive Michele Wucker says in her ground-breaking new book, You Are What You Risk."

Danielle Harlan

There's a huge need in the business world to better understand the human factors behind how we perceive and evaluate risks, and there's no better guide than Michele Wucker. Drawing on the stories of compelling risk-takers, practical research, and proven strategies, You Are What You Risk treads essential new territory for executives who want their organizations to be innovative, creative, and industry leaders."

Seth Godin

"This is an important book, one that you'll be talking about and thinking about for a long time. It's a chance to understand how to make better choices about the lives we're busy building."

The Grist

"You Are What You Risk introduces a new vocabulary for talking about these threats. Everyone has a personalized “risk fingerprint” that describes what kind of risk-taker they are, shaped by their personality, upbringing, and experiences. Strengthening your “risk muscle” can help you make good decisions. Wucker's focus zooms in to examine personal predicaments and zooms out to global crises, analyzing how people wrestle with choices and uncertainty."

author of Transforming Wall Street: A Conscious Path for a New Future - Kim Ann Curtin

"A game changer for day traders."

Parag Khanna

The world is complex. But if we can't be aware of all things happening everywhere all the time, can we at least have a framework for understanding what risks loom large and small in our lives, and start to think rationally - as individuals, companies, governments, and societies - about how to respond? You Are What You Risk delivers that story, that framework, and that action plan.”

Product Details

BN ID: 2940177263960
Publisher: Oasis Audio
Publication date: 04/01/2021
Edition description: Unabridged
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