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Leadership-Risk linkage

Musings on Project Management

When applying the principle of "calculated risk", leaders should pick subordinates with the intellectual subtlety to evalutate strategic and operational problems in their full context. They should be given the latitude to judge just how much risk is appropriate given the value of the objective and the balance of resources.

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The Leadership Attitude

Rebel’s Guide to PM

There has been a notable shift in recent years to talking about project leadership, as distinct from project management. Management, as the saying goes, is about doing things right, and leadership is about doing the right things. In reality, both leadership and management are often done by the same person – the project manager.

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What Is Product Leadership?

Scrum.org

This leadership style is about creating products that meet customer needs and exceed their expectations, establishing a solid market presence and competitive advantage. Quality as a Differentiator: Product leadership focuses on delivering quality above standards, not just in the product itself but in every customer interaction and experience.

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How to Build a Risk Culture in Your Team

ProjectManager.com

What Is Risk Culture? Risk culture is simply an organization’s employee’s awareness, attitudes and behaviors towards risk and how they’ll manage it. An organization that has a risk culture simply means they’re prepared for identifying, managing and mitigating risks as issues arise in their work.

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Driving Discovery and Experimentation in your Organization

Speaker: Teresa Torres, Product Discovery Coach, Product Talk, David Bland, Founder and CEO, Precoil, and Hope Gurion, Product Coach and Advisor, Fearless Product LLC

How to accept and mitigate risk. How to build leadership support for a culture of experimentation, no matter how mature your organization is. We'll cover: Why discovery and experimentation are important. June 4, 2019 9:30 AM PDT, 12:30 PM EDT, 5:30 PM BST

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Dynamics of Emergent Leadership

Scrum.org

Leadership is not always a static trait assigned to a single individual who directs and dictates from a place of established authority. Instead, in modern workplaces' VUCA or BANI arenas, leadership often emerges fluidly, tailored to specific situations and needs. The essence of this leadership style is its flexibility.

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A Quick Guide to Contractor Risk & Contractor Risk Management

ProjectManager.com

Risk is always present in construction projects. By definition, construction risk feels unpredictable and damaging, but you can identify and manage them. You may feel you can control risk in your organization and construction management team—but what happens when you’re working with independent contractors?