Book cover for HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart) by Harvard Business Review, Robert S Kaplan, Condoleezza Rice, Philip E. Tetlock and Paul J H Schoemaker

HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk (with bonus article "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk" by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart)

2020 Released
208 Pages
3-4 Hours
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Harvard Business Review PressISBN 9781633698871

Is your business playing it safe—or taking the right risks?

If you read nothing else on managing risk, read these 10 articles. We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most important ones to help your company make smart decisions and thrive, even when the future is unclear.

This book will inspire you to:

  • Avoid the most common errors in risk management
  • Understand the three distinct categories of risk and tailor your risk-management processes accordingly
  • Embrace uncertainty as a key element of breakthrough innovation
  • Adopt best practices for mitigating political threats
  • Upgrade your organization's forecasting capabilities to gain a competitive edge
  • Detect and neutralize cyberattacks originating inside your company

This collection of articles includes "Managing Risks: A New Framework," by Robert S. Kaplan and Anette Mikes; "How to Build Risk into Your Business Model," by Karan Girotra and Serguei Netessine; "The Six Mistakes Executives Make in Risk Management," by Nassim N. Taleb, Daniel G. Goldstein, and Mark W. Spitznagel; "From Superstorms to Factory Fires: Managing Unpredictable Supply-Chain Disruptions," by David Simchi-Levi, William Schmidt, and Yehua Wei; "Is It Real? Can We Win? Is It Worth Doing?: Managing Risk and Reward in an Innovation Portfolio," by George S. Day; “Superforecasting: How to Upgrade Your Company's Judgment," by Paul J. H. Schoemaker and Philip E. Tetlock; "Managing 21st-Century Political Risk," by Condoleezza Rice and Amy Zegart; "How to Scandal-Proof Your Company," by Paul Healy and George Serafeim; "Beating the Odds When You Launch a New Venture," by Clark Gilbert and Matthew Eyring; "The Danger from Within," by David M. Upton and Sadie Creese; and "Future-Proof Your Climate Strategy," by Joseph E. Aldy and Gianfranco Gianfrate.

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice was the 66th United States Secretary of State, the 19th U.S. National Security Advisor, and is currently the Hoover Institution's Tad and Dianne Taube Director and Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy.

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Philip E. Tetlock

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Paul J H Schoemaker

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