The Relationship Between Risk and Reward

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In his new book, John Sutter argues that risk and reward are not a linear relationship. Over the course of your life, he says, you will make multiple choices to maximize your overall return. This is an amalgamation of many individual choices or risks taken, each of which may or may not have worked out in the long run.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy shares valuable insight on how to take smarter, more calculated risks with confidence.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Two easy ways to build your risk-taking muscle

2) How to stop the fear of failure from holding you back

3) One question to help you make smarter, more calculated risks

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— ABOUT SUKHINDER —

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. She served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay’s executive leadership team. Sukhinder is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities, and the author of CHOOSE POSSIBILITY.

• Sukhinder’s book: Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)

• Sukhinder’s website: ChoosePossibility.com. Identify your risk-taking style with Sukhinder’s Risk Quiz!

• Sukhinder’s LinkedIn: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy

• Sukhinder’s Twitter: @sukhindersingh

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins

• Book: Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds by Chris Bradley

• Previous episode: 500: Building Unshakeable Self-Esteem and Confidence with Victor Cheng

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