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HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk

by Harvard Business Review , Robert S. Kaplan , Condoleezza Rice , Amy Zegart

Summary & Key Takeaways

Do you cringe when asked about your risk management strategy? Most leaders treat risk as a boring compliance chore—a spreadsheet to fill out and shove in a drawer. But treating a brilliant strategic gamble the exact same way you treat employee theft is a recipe for disaster. In today’s daily briefing, we explore insights from HBR’s 10 Must Reads on Managing Risk and reveal a brilliant three-bucket framework for categorizing corporate threats.

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Harvard Business Review

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Harvard Business Review (HBR) is a leading global authority on management and leadership, published by Harvard Business Publishing as an affiliate of Harvard Business School. Since its founding in 1922, HBR has served as a primary bridge between academic research and business practice. It is …

Robert S. Kaplan

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Robert S. Kaplan is the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a global authority on management accounting, widely recognized for co-developing the Balanced Scorecard and Activity-Based Costing. Kaplan’s pioneering work on the 'E-liability' …

Condoleezza Rice

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Condoleezza Rice is a diplomat and political scientist who served as the 66th U.S. Secretary of State and the 19th National Security Advisor. Her authority in risk management stems from her extensive experience navigating global crises and her academic work at Stanford University, where she directs …

Amy Zegart

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Amy Zegart is a leading expert in U.S. intelligence and global political risk. She serves as a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Known for her authority on national security and emerging technologies, Zegart has advised the National …

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