Risk Roulette: The Surprising Reasons Why Some Businesses Work and Others Fail
Author:   Graham Ruddick
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
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9781398616059


Pages:   208
Publication Date:   03 October 2024
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Graham Ruddick
Publisher:   Kogan Page Ltd
Imprint:   Kogan Page Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 21.60cm
ISBN:  

9781398616059


ISBN 10:   1398616052
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   03 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Chapter - 00: Introducing the world’s chief risk officer – Warren Buffett; Chapter - 01: Russian roulette and the six-foot-man who drowned; Chapter - 02: When the upsides beat the downsides; Chapter - 03: Pushing the boundaries; Chapter - 04: Why you should always skydive - when high risk risk is low risk risk; Chapter - 05: Skin in the game and everyone’s comfort zone; Chapter - 06: The status quo and FOMO; Chapter - 07: The existential extinction crisis; Chapter - 08: Conclusion: How to ask questions about risk, from those who know;

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""A fascinating subject, brilliantly brought to life through a mix of sport and business case studies. A valuable read."" * Catherine Baker, author of Staying the Distance: The lessons from sport that business leaders have been missing * ""An essential read for budding entrepreneurs or anyone trying to understand the business world."" * Richard Fletcher, Business Editor of The Times * ""This book is indispensable in explaining the often misunderstood challenges, opportunities and lessons that risk-taking offers us. It's a great reminder that risk is ever-present in business and life. "" * Jake Humphrey, host of the High Performance podcast *


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Graham Ruddick is the editor-in-chief of Business Leader magazine and host of the Business Leader podcast. He founded the podcast and the Off to Lunch newsletter in 2022. He has been Retail Editor at the Daily Telegraph, Senior Business Reporter and then Media Editor at the Guardian and from 2018 to 2022 he was Deputy Business Editor at The Times. He was shortlisted for business and finance journalist of the year at the Press Awards in 2019 and named young financial journalist of the year by the Wincott Foundation in 2013. He is based in London, UK.

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