Make Your Own Luck 12 Practical Steps to Taking Smarter Risks in Business
Make Your Own Luck: 12 Practical Steps to Taking Smarter Risks in Business by Eileen C. Shapiro, published by Portfolio in 2005, offers a unique perspective on decision-making in the business world. This first edition, comprising 263 pages, explores the concept of predictive intelligence, emphasizing how individuals can create their own opportunities rather than relying on chance. The book presents a framework for making informed decisions that balance risk and reward, applicable to various scenarios from hiring to product launches.
Readers will find a blend of humor, brain teasers, and real-world anecdotes that make the principles accessible and engaging. The twelve practical steps outlined in the book aim to enhance one’s ability to take calculated risks while avoiding common pitfalls like analysis paralysis. With topics spanning business and economics, as well as personal growth, Make Your Own Luck serves as a resource for those looking to improve their decision-making skills in both professional and personal contexts.
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Humans are gambling animals—and not just when we invest in the stock market. Every time we take an action—deciding which job applicant to hire, which product to launch— we are betting our time, reputation, effort, and money in the hope of achieving some future result.
Some people base their business bets on dumb luck, but the great ones—like Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Oprah Winfrey—make their own luck.
Eileen C. Shapiro and Howard H. Stevenson have compressed the complex skills of making your own luck—which they call predictive intelligence—into twelve easy and practical steps. These steps will get you the results you want with the least risk and the most upside. They will help you take smarter risks without the “analysis paralysis” that gets so many people and companies in trouble.
Most books about strategy are dull and loaded with jargon. Make Your Own Luck is full of jokes, brain teasers, anecdotes, and unexpected case studies from the Battle of Antietam to the diaper war between Huggies and Pampers. It teaches readers how to build their ability to bet smart and how to use this ability to win in business and in other areas of life.
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