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The Upside of Uncertainty

Leading Blog

We are all wired to fear the downsides of uncertainty, but we forget that change, creation, transformation, and innovation rarely show up without some measure of it.”. Prime tools prepare you by encouraging projects that matter to you, taking into account your personal uncertainty landscape to enable satisfying outcomes when it’s time to act.

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Morning Advantage: How to Take More Risks

Harvard Business Review

To begin, say Tim Koller and two co-authors, up the ante on risky projects. Risk-averse organizations often discard attractive projects before anyone formally proposes them," the authors write. EXIT STAGE LEFT. Leaving Gracefully and Effectively (Fortune). Here's a lesson often learned the hard way.

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Why Tech Entrepreneurs in Developing Countries Struggle to Raise Funds

Harvard Business Review

But there was one problem: my business plan had no exit strategy. They all asked exit strategy questions and my answer, naively, was that we would grow revenue and share profits! They all asked exit strategy questions and my answer, naively, was that we would grow revenue and share profits!

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Avoiding the Soft "Yes"

Harvard Business Review

The project team had spent the past six months designing a new strategy to accelerate growth in a critical emerging market for a multibillion-dollar multinational. The project leader believed the modest request would translate into an easy yes. Consider creating an exit strategy in case things don''t go according to plan.

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A simple cure for the Buzzword Bingo | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

We will pursue a global channel strategy after we complete our I18N project. In the interim we might also look at piloting an Affiliate Marketing Strategy. In terms of exit strategy , our goal is an IPO but at the right price and the right partner, we won’t exclude the acquisition option.