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Risk Intelligence
David Apgar
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Description for Risk Intelligence
Hardback. Gives managers a mental model, along with tools to manage risks. This book contains a model that divides risks into two categories: knowable and therefore learnable, and unknowable and therefore difficult to prepare for. It shows readers how to analyse their knowable risks, helping them appreciate the quality and utility of their own analysis. Num Pages: 210 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: KJMD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 22. Weight in Grams: 510.
Too many executives think risk management is strictly for technical specialists. In Risk Intelligence: Learning to Manage What We Don't Know, David Apgar challenges this misconception. The author explains how to raise the quality of your risk analysis---thus enhancing your "risk IQ"---by applying four simple rules: 1) Recognize which risks are learnable--and reduce their uncertainty by discovering more about them. 2) Identify risks you can learn about the fastest. The higher your learning speed, the more a project is worth pursuing. 3) Take on risky projects one at a time--learning about the risks underlying each before moving to the next. ... Read more
Too many executives think risk management is strictly for technical specialists. In Risk Intelligence: Learning to Manage What We Don't Know, David Apgar challenges this misconception. The author explains how to raise the quality of your risk analysis---thus enhancing your "risk IQ"---by applying four simple rules: 1) Recognize which risks are learnable--and reduce their uncertainty by discovering more about them. 2) Identify risks you can learn about the fastest. The higher your learning speed, the more a project is worth pursuing. 3) Take on risky projects one at a time--learning about the risks underlying each before moving to the next. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Harvard Business Review Press United States
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
Number of Pages
210
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781591399544
SKU
V9781591399544
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About David Apgar
David Apgar is a managing director of the Corporate Executive Board, a best practices research organization serving senior executives at more than 2,500 leading institutions worldwide. He has incorporated the ideas of Risk Intelligence in a course on Risk Management and Development at Johns Hopkins' School of Advanced International Studies. He lives in Washington, DC.
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