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Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Decision theory > Risk assessment
'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 -------- 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 has been forced to analyse and
prepare for situations he didn't even know were possible. As a
business consultant, he has seen how hundreds of individuals and
organizations - too often and to great cost - fail to mitigate
risk. Why? Because they focus on the probability of something
happening instead of the interface through which any and all risks
can be managed. In Risk: A User's Guide, McChrystal presents a new
system of responding to risk. He lays out ten dimensions of control
which we can adjust at any given time, no matter the context:
narrative, bias, action, timing, adaptability, communication,
technology, diversity, structure and leadership. Drawing on
compelling examples ranging from military history to the business
world, and offering infinitely practical exercises to improve
preparedness, McChrystal illustrates how these ten factors are
almost always in effect - and how, by considering them constantly,
individuals and organizations can exert mastery over every
conceivable sort of risk that they might face. We may not be able
to see into the future, but Risk gives us a framework for improving
our resistance and building a strong defense against what we know
-- and what we don't. -------- 'A brilliant user's guide that
demonstrates how managing risk is about how we lead, rather than
getting mathematical equations right.' - Annie Duke, bestselling
author of Thinking In Bets and How To Decide 'Measured, meticulous,
and filled with practical, pragmatic wisdom from both war and
peace, McChrystal's clear-eyed, unsentimental guidance cuts to the
heart of our precarious existence. A must-read leadership bible.' -
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.' -
Keith Krach, former Undersecretary of State and CEO of DocuSign
An entirely new way to understand risk and master uncertainty in
business, from the bestselling author of Team of Teams Retired
four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with
the deadly risks of combat; he has seen how individuals and
organizations, too often and to great cost, fail to mitigate risk.
Why? Because they focus on the probability of something happening
instead of the interface by which it can be managed. In Control,
McChrystal offers a new system of responding to risk, through ten
dimensions of control we can adjust at any given time including-
diversity, adaptability, communication, technology, and leadership.
By monitoring these controls, we can anticipate, identify, analyze,
and act when things do not go as planned. Drawing on compelling
examples ranging from military history to the business world, and
offering practical exercises, McChrystal illustrates how these ten
factors are almost always in effect, and how by considering them,
individuals and organizations can exert mastery over risk.
Business Sustainability Factors of Performance, Risk, and
Disclosure examines sustainability factors of performance, risk and
disclosure. The five dimensions of sustainability performance are
economic, governance, social, ethical, and environmental
(EGSEE).Business sustainability is advancing from the greenwashing
and branding to, very recently, business imperative as shareholders
demand, regulators require, and companies report their
sustainability performance. Sustainability has become economic and
strategic imperative with potential to create opportunities and
risks for businesses. Business Sustainability Factors of
Performance, Risk, and Disclosure examines sustainability factors
of performance, risk and disclosure. The five dimensions of
sustainability performance are economic, governance, social,
ethical, and environmental (EGSEE). Sustainability risks are
reputational, strategic, operational, compliance, and financial
(RSOCF). Sustainability disclosures are relevant to financial
economic sustainability performance (ESP) and non-financial
environmental, social, and governance (ESG) sustainability
performance with ethics are integrated into all other components of
sustainability performance. This book offers guidance for proper
measurement, recognition, and reporting of all five EGSEE
dimensions of sustainability performance. It also highlights how
people, business, and resources collaborate in a business
sustainability and accountability model in creating shared value
for all stakeholders. The three sustainability factors of
performance, risk and disclosure are driven from the stakeholder
primacy concept with the mission of profit-with-purpose. Anyone who
is involved with business sustainability and corporate governance,
the financial reporting process, investment decisions, legal and
financial advising, and audit functions will benefit from this
book.
The Causes, Culprits, and Context of Our Money Troubles is the
first book in a series about the psychology of money by Dr.
Christopher Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist. Informed by more
than 30 years of research in the areas of economics/finance and
psychology, Dr. Bayer explores the history of our relationship with
money-specifically the role morality, and the concept of "virtue,"
has played in that history, and the wealth versus money dichotomy.
Filled with tales and exemplifications, the book introduces
readers, pseudonymously, to sample patients of money -mind
imbalances, such as the "11 million-dollar man" who becomes
corrupted by money's influence, that unbalances their internal
gyroscope (internal moral compass). It draws readers to examine
past- and present-day corruptions derived from money's influence
and compels them to examine concepts and theories from great
economists of yore (e.g., Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and J.M. Keynes)
to create a theoretical foundation for what the author calls a
Gyroscope methodology. As a foundational tool in the series, this
book invites readers to consider, for themselves, stories of mass
mind-control perpetrated by marketing mavens who utilize (and
perhaps manipulate) insights from behavioral psychology to generate
rank materialism, manifested in ever-increasing consumption,
palatable to the public.
The Bottomless Line-Important Lessons They Did Not Teach You in
Business School is the second book in a series about the psychology
of money by Dr. Christopher A. Bayer, the Wall Street Psychologist.
This book builds on the key concepts in the first volume, to draw
the reader's attention to the "dark side" of the business world.
Structured in a way that enables readers to examine contemporary
examples of willful co-optation, misuse, and misinterpretation of
old texts and ideas, run-of-the-mill corruption, and dangerous
groupthink, the author examines the personal and broad- scale
financial troubles generated by reckless financial
misunderstandings. The book is an exploration of how direct and
indirect psychological conditioning eliminates morality from
decision making in the world of finance. It provides evidence that
ties systemic corruption on Wall Street to the lessons of the
storied Milgram experiments (obedience, effects of perceived
hierarchy and status, immoral actions-"just following orders"). In
the end, readers are led to the "big takeaway": the need to
cultivate and maintain a core of character in order to weather any
ethical storm. It also summarizes the history of financial
psychopathy, details the rise and fall of a few notorious Wall
Street perpetrators-from the brass at Enron to the infamous Bernard
Madoff-and examines how their hardwired psychopathy leaves them
bereft of moral qualities necessary to build a functioning and
responsive moral compass of Gyroscope.
Body and Mind-The Effects of Money Problems is the third book in a
series about the psychology of money by Dr. Christopher Bayer, the
Wall Street Psychologist. This volume advances readers into an
examination of the effect of money problems on the body and mind.
It presents research that supports solutions offered throughout the
series to fix maladjustments of the mind and highlights the
importance of developing a sound grasp of the mind-body connection
to ensure there is an unbreakable bond at all levels. Strategies
for developing stress-free solutions for avoiding depression, in
addition to detailed data that point to high recovery rates from
depression, offer readers practical, tangible tools for managing
real-life, money problems. Pointers on how to avoid The Triggers
That Produce Multiple Wounds play a critical role in helping
readers to equip their gyroscope (internal compass) to cope with
stress. Moneystrewn professions, such as finance, are littered with
those who want it all-many of them high-functioning addicts to
stress, alcohol, drugs, sex, gambling, and the accumulation of
money in its pure state. This book offers plenty of stories of
excess and closes with a meaningful invitation to the reader:
Envision Your Own Eden and the Good Life-words of encouragement to
help them consider how much money is enough.
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