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Taking Risks

By Kim Smith - Stanford
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Lecture Description

John Kennedy said that there is risk and cost to a program of action, but it is far less than the long-range risks and costs that come from comfortable inaction, says Smith. Though it may seem scary to make changes and safe to do nothing, it is not true. A leader's job is to be passionate, figure out what needs to be done, and then be willing to take the necessary risks to make it happen, she notes.

Course Index

  1. Hybrids: Entrepreneurs Must Lead People from Radically Different Sectors
  2. Founding of Teach for America: Entrepreneurs Envision What Others Say is Impossible
  3. A Theory of Change = Business Model + Strategy
  4. Focus
  5. Hybrid Leaders
  6. Education: Shift From Culture of Compliance to Culture of Performance
  7. Venture Philanthropy
  8. New School Venture Fund History and Operations
  9. New School Portfolio
  10. Strategic Investment Analysis Via a Hybrid Partner Group
  11. Leadership, Communication, and Facilitation Skills
  12. Taking Risks
  13. Achieving Profits Through Customer Focus