LEADERSHIP
Risk: A User's Guide
By GEN (Ret.) Stanley McChrystal · 368 pages
Why this title matters
General McChrystal's framework for understanding and managing risk, built on the premise that risk cannot be eliminated — only understood, detected early, and managed. Practical tools for leaders who make high-stakes decisions under uncertainty and cannot afford to be surprised by what they should have seen coming.
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