'Brilliant and highly entertaining this book is essential reading for every leader regardless
of age or experience.' - Admiral William McRaven author of Make Your Bed -------- What if you
could learn how to expect the unexpected? In business like in life foresight is crucial for
avoiding pitfalls and disaster - and yet it's something we spend nearly no time developing.
Retired four-star general Stan McChrystal has lived a life associated with the deadly risks of
combat he has been forced to analyse and prepare for situations he didn't even know were
possible. As a business consultant he has seen how hundreds of individuals and organizations -
too often and to great cost - fail to mitigate risk. Why? Because they focus on the probability
of something happening instead of the interface through which any and all risks can be managed.
In Risk: A User's Guide McChrystal presents a new system of responding to risk. He lays out
ten dimensions of control which we can adjust at any given time no matter the context:
narrative bias action timing adaptability communication technology diversity structure
and leadership. Drawing on compelling examples ranging from military history to the business
world and offering infinitely practical exercises to improve preparedness McChrystal
illustrates how these ten factors are almost always in effect - and how by considering them
constantly individuals and organizations can exert mastery over every conceivable sort of risk
that they might face. We may not be able to see into the future but Risk gives us a framework
for improving our resistance and building a strong defense against what we know -- and what we
don't. -------- 'A brilliant user's guide that demonstrates how managing risk is about how we
lead rather than getting mathematical equations right.' - Annie Duke bestselling author of
Thinking In Bets and How To Decide 'Measured meticulous and filled with practical pragmatic
wisdom from both war and peace McChrystal's clear-eyed unsentimental guidance cuts to the
heart of our precarious existence. A must-read leadership bible.' - James Kerr bestselling
author of Legacy 'An essential playbook on mastering all dimensions of risk. For soldiers
educators CEOs entrepreneurs government leaders and everyone in between.' - Keith Krach
former Undersecretary of State and CEO of DocuSign
