Ϯϲ

Flexibility
ĚĂƉƚƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŽĨĂĚLJŶĂŵŝĐĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚ͘

>ĞĂĚŝŶŐŝŶƚŽĚĂLJ͛ƐǀŽůĂƟůĞ͕ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐĐůŝŵĂƚĞŝƐĂďŝƚůŝŬĞƉůĂLJŝŶŐĂ
ŐĂŵĞŝŶǁŚŝĐŚƚŚĞƌƵůĞƐĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘DĂŶLJĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĂů
challenges aren’t technical but ĂĚĂƉƟǀĞ͕ŝŶƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞŝƐŶ͛ƚĂƐŝŶŐůĞ͕ĐůĞĂƌ
ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘DĞĞƟŶŐĂĚĂƉƟǀĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐĐĂůůƐĨŽƌĐƌĞĂƟŶŐŶĞǁƉƌŽĐĞƐƐĞƐ͕
ƐLJƐƚĞŵƐ͕ŽƌƐŬŝůůƐ͕ǁŚĞƌĞĂƐĂƚĞĐŚŶŝĐĂůĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂƌĞĚŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶ
ŽĨƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƐĂŶĚĂǁĞůůͲĚĞĮŶĞĚƉůĂŶŽĨĂĐƟŽŶ͘^ƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞƐƵĐĐĞƐƐŝŶĂŶ
ĂĚĂƉƟǀĞĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂǁŝůůŝŶŐŶĞƐƐƚŽůĞƚŐŽŽĨǁŚĂƚŚĂƐǁŽƌŬĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚĂŶĚƚŽĞŵďƌĂĐĞŶĞǁǁĂLJƐŽĨĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐ͕ĞǀĞŶŝĨƚŚŽƐĞŶĞǁ
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐŝŶŝƟĂůůLJĨĞĞůĂǁŬǁĂƌĚŽƌĚŽŶ͛ƚLJŝĞůĚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͘/ŶŇĞdžŝďůĞ
ůĞĂĚĞƌƐĂƌĞůĞŌďĞŚŝŶĚ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƐƐƚƌƵŐŐůĞƚŽĐŽŵƉĞƚĞǁŝƚŚ
companies that are more agile.
Demonstrate to your colleagues that you can handle the rigors of
ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂŶĚƵŶĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘ĞǀĞůŽƉƚŚĞŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJLJŽƵŶĞĞĚĚƵƌŝŶŐ
ƚŚŽƐĞƟŵĞƐƚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌůĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘DĂŬĞLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨĂ
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ƉůĂLJĞƌŝŶƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐǁŚĞƌĞŶĞǁƉƌŽďůĞŵƐĚĞŵĂŶĚŶĞǁƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͘ŶĚŽƉĞŶ
LJŽƵƌƐĞůĨƚŽƚŚŝŶŬŝŶŐŽĨĂŶĚĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƟŶŐǁŝƚŚŶĞǁŝĚĞĂƐ͕ƚŽĐŽůůĂďŽƌĂƟŽŶ͕
ĂŶĚƚŽůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĨƌŽŵŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘/ŶƚŚŝƐƐƚŽƌLJŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶŽĨZŝĂĐĞ͕ǁĞƐĞĞǁŚĂƚ
ŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJŵĂŬĞƐƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ͘

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>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉŝŶĐƟŽŶ
LJϭϵϵϴ͕ƚŚĞǀŝůůĂŐĞŽĨZŝĂĐĞ͕ŝŶƚŚĞ/ƚĂůŝĂŶƌĞŐŝŽŶŽĨ
ĂůĂďƌŝĂ͕ŚĂĚƵŶĚĞƌŐŽŶĞĚĞĐĂĚĞƐŽĨĞŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐŝƚ
ǁŝƚŚĂĚǁŝŶĚůŝŶŐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĨĞǁƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐ͘dŚĞĐŽŵŵŽŶ
ƌĞƐƉŽŶƐĞƚŽƚŚŝƐƐŽƌƚŽĨƉƌŽďůĞŵŝƐƚŽƉůĂŶŽƵƚŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƐƚŽ
ĞŶƟĐĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐƚŽƐƚĂLJ͕ƌĂŝƐĞĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚĞƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ
ďĂĐŬƚŽĂŵŽƌĞƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞůĞǀĞů͘ƵƚŝŶZŝĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĞƵŶƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďůĞŚĂƉƉĞŶĞĚ
ŝŶƐƚĞĂĚ͗ĂďŽĂƚůŽĂĚŽĨ<ƵƌĚŝƐŚƌĞĨƵŐĞĞƐĐĂŵĞĂƐŚŽƌĞ͘ƚƚŚĂƚŵŽŵĞŶƚ͕
ŽŵĞŶŝĐŽ>ƵĐĂŶŽƐĂǁĂƵŶŝƋƵĞƉŽƐƐŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘,ĞŚĂĚƚŚĞǀŝƐŝŽŶĂŶĚĨŽƌĞƐŝŐŚƚ
ƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚŽƐĞƌĞĨƵŐĞĞƐĂƐĨƵƚƵƌĞĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽĨZŝĂĐĞ͘
ŵŝŐƌĂƟŽŶŚĂĚůĞŌƚŚĞƚŽǁŶǁŝƚŚŶƵŵĞƌŽƵƐĂďĂŶĚŽŶĞĚĂƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚ
ĐŽŵƉůĞdžĞƐ͘>ƵĐĂŶŽǁĂƐĂďůĞƚŽƐƉĞĂƌŚĞĂĚĂŶŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞǁŚŝĐŚƉůĂĐĞĚƚŚĞ
ŶĞǁůLJĂƌƌŝǀĞĚƌĞĨƵŐĞĞƐŝŶƚŚĞƵŶƵƐĞĚďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĚƚŚĞŵǁŝƚŚũŽď
ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶŝƟĂƟǀĞƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵĞĚƚŚĞĨŽƌŵĞƌůLJŚŽŵĞůĞƐƐƌĞĨƵŐĞĞƐŝŶƚŽ
ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ͕ďŽůƐƚĞƌŝŶŐZŝĂĐĞ͛ƐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶĂŶĚǁŝŶŶŝŶŐ>ƵĐĂŶŽƚŚĞĂĚŵŝƌĂƟŽŶ
ŽĨƚŚĞƚŽǁŶ͘,ĞǁĂƐůĂƚĞƌĞůĞĐƚĞĚŵĂLJŽƌ͘^ŝŶĐĞƚŚĞŶ͕ZŝĂĐĞŚĂƐŚŽƐƚĞĚŽǀĞƌ
ϲ͕ϬϬϬĂƐLJůƵŵƐĞĞŬĞƌƐ͘
>ƵĐĂŶŽ͛ƐŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌƚŚĞŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶƉůĂŶĐĂŵĞĨƌŽŵŚŝƐƉĞƌƐŽŶĂů
ƐŽĐŝĂůĂŶĚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůŝĚĞĂůƐ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐĂƌĞĂůŝƐƟĐĂƉƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝŽŶŽĨZŝĂĐĞ͛Ɛ
ƉƌŽƐƉĞĐƚƐŝŶĂŵŽĚĞƌŶĐŽŶƐƵŵĞƌŝƐƚĞĐŽŶŽŵLJ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚŽĨƚƌLJŝŶŐƚŽƐŽůǀĞŶĞǁ
ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐǁŝƚŚŽůĚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐ͕ŚĞĂĚĂƉƚĞĚ͕ƐŽůǀŝŶŐŶŽƚŽŶůLJZŝĂĐĞ͛ƐƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶ
troubles but also helping thousands of people in need of aid and stability.
dŚĞƐĞĚĂLJƐ͕ZŝĂĐĞ͛ƐĨĞƐƟǀĂůƐďƌŝŶŐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌĂůůŬŝŶĚƐŽĨƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ĨƌŽŵ
ƐƚĂďůĞůŽĐĂůƐƚŽŶŽŵĂĚŝĐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ͕ŝŶĂĚŝǀĞƌƐĞĂŶĚƉĞĂĐĞĨƵůŝŶƚĞŐƌĂƟŽŶ
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What High Performance Looks Like

>ĞĂĚĞƌƐǁŚŽĚŝƐƉůĂLJŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ

O ƐĞŶƐĞǁŚĞŶƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐĐŚĂŶŐĞĂŶĚĐĂůůĨŽƌ
ŶĞǁĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ
O adjust plans to meet changing circumstances
O ƚƌLJŶĞǁĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐ
O ĂƌĞŽƉĞŶƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌŝŶŐŶĞǁŵŽĚĞůƐŽƌŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ
O ĂƌĞŽƉĞŶƚŽŽƚŚĞƌƐ͛ƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ
O ĂƌĞǁŝůůŝŶŐƚŽůŝƐƚĞŶĂŶĚƚŽďĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ
O ƌĞŵĂŝŶĂĚĂƉƚĂďůĞ͕ĂŐŝůĞ͕ĂŶĚƵŶŇĂƉƉĂďůĞŝŶƚŚĞĨĂĐĞŽĨ 
uncertainty
O ĂƌĞƉĞƌĐĞƉƟǀĞ
O ĂƌĞĞĂŐĞƌƚŽůĞĂƌŶĂŶĚŐƌŽǁ͕ƐĞĞŬŝŶŐŽƵƚŶĞǁĂŶĚĚŝǀĞƌƐĞǁŽƌŬ
experiences

What’s in Your Way?

sŽůĂƟůŝƚLJĂŶĚƵŶƉƌĞĚŝĐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ͕
ďƵƚƚŚĞLJĂůƐŽĐƌĞĂƚĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ͘/ĨLJŽƵƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĚ
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ƐƚĂLJŝŶŇĞdžŝďůĞĚƵƌŝŶŐƐƵĐŚƟŵĞƐ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶŵŝƐƐƚŚĞ
ŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐŚŝĚŝŶŐĂŵŝĚƚŚĞĐŚĂŽƐ͘&ůĞdžŝďůĞůĞĂĚĞƌƐ
ŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĐĂŶ͛ƚƐƵĐĐĞĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞůŽŶŐƌƵŶďLJĚŽŝŶŐǁŚĂƚ
ŝƚŚĂƐĂůǁĂLJƐĚŽŶĞ͘^ƚƵďďŽƌŶŶĞƐƐŝŶƚŚĞĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚŝƐƌĞĂůŝƚLJƵŶĚĞƌŵŝŶĞƐ
ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌůŽŶŐͲƚĞƌŵĐĂƉĂďŝůŝƟĞƐ͘/ŶŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJĂůƐŽŵĞĂŶƐƚŚĂƚŽƚŚĞƌƐ
ǁŝůůŶĞĞĚƚŽŐŝǀĞĞdžƚƌĂĂƩĞŶƟŽŶƚŽŐĞƫ   ŶŐLJŽƵƚŽĐŽŵŵŝƚ͘dŚĂƚƐůŽǁƐƚŚĞŵĂŶĚ
ĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞĞůƐĞĚŽǁŶ͘>ŽŽŬĂƚƚŚĞůŝƐƚďĞůŽǁĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƚŚĞŝƚĞŵƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵďĞůŝĞǀĞ
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƚŽĂŶLJĚŝĸ ĐƵůƚLJLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĚĞǀĞůŽƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͘

R You value stability.

R zŽƵĂƌĞƌŝŐŝĚŽƌƐĞƚŝŶLJŽƵƌǁĂLJƐ͘

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R zŽƵĂƌĞƐůŽǁƚŽƌĞĐŽŐŶŝnjĞƚŚĂƚĨĂǀŽƌĞĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĂƌĞŶ͛ƚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͘
R You are hesitant to experiment or take risks.
R zŽƵŚĂǀĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚLJŐƌĂƐƉŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŐŽŝŶŐŽŶŝŶLJŽƵƌďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ
environment.
R zŽƵůŽƐĞƚŽƵĐŚǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌĐŽƌĞǀĂůƵĞƐŽƌďĞůŝĞĨƐ͘
R zŽƵǁŽƌƌLJƚŚĂƚƉĞŽƉůĞŵŝŐŚƚƐĞĞLJŽƵĂƐĂĐŚĂŵĞůĞŽŶ͕ĐŚĂŶŐŝŶŐ
ƚŽŵĞĞƚƚŚĞŶĞĞĚƐŽĨĞǀĞƌLJƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶ͘
R You have received feedback that others see you as inconsistent or
unpredictable.
R zŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚƚĂŬĞƚŚĞůŽŶŐǀŝĞǁ͘
R zŽƵŐŝǀĞƵƉƚŽŽƋƵŝĐŬůLJŽŶŶĞǁŝĚĞĂƐĂŶĚŵĞƚŚŽĚƐ͘

Coach Yourself
dŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉLJŽƵƌŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĐƌĞĂƚĞŐŽĂůƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
ŚĂǀĞƚŽŵĞĞƚŝŶĂĐůŝŵĂƚĞŽĨĂŵďŝŐƵŝƚLJ͕ǁŚĞƌĞƌŝƐŬƚĂŬŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚƌĞƐŝůŝĞŶĐĞĂƌĞŶĞĞĚĞĚƚŽƐƵĐĐĞĞĚ͘dŚĞƐĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ
ĐĂŶŚĞůƉLJŽƵĨŽĐƵƐŽŶƐƵĐŚĂƌĞĂƐ͗
O What are soŵĞŽĨƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞdžĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐŝŶLJŽƵƌĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͕
ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌLJ͕ŽƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚƚŚĂƚŚĂǀĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞĚLJŽƵƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ
ƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞƌĞĐĞŶƚůLJ͍tŚĂƚŝƐƚŚĞŝŵƉĂĐƚŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞŽŶƚŚĞ
ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶ͍/ƐƚŚĞƌĞĂŶLJƚŚŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ
ĮŶĚƚŚƌĞĂƚĞŶŝŶŐ͍tŚĂƚĚŽLJŽƵĨĞĂƌĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŵ͍
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O tŚĂƚĐŚĂŶŐĞƐŝŶLJŽƵƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĞdžĐŝƚĞLJŽƵ͍tŚĂƚŬŝŶĚŽĨ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞǁŽƵůĚĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞLJŽƵƚŽďĞŇĞdžŝďůĞŝŶŚŽǁLJŽƵůĞĂĚ͍
O tŚŽŝŶLJŽƵƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶĐĂŶŐŝǀĞLJŽƵĂĐůĞĂƌĞƌƉŝĐƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐŚĂŶŐĞƐĐŽŵŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞĨƵƚƵƌĞĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂƟŽŶĂůĞĨŽƌƚŚŽƐĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƐ͍
O tŚĂƚĂƌĞLJŽƵƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĨŽƌƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐŇĞdžŝďůĞŝŶ
ƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͍tŚŝĐŚƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐĂƌĞŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͍hŶŚĞĂůƚŚLJ͍
O ŽLJŽƵŚĂǀĞĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞƐǁŚŽƐĞĞŵƚŽŵĞĞƚĞǀĞƌLJĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞ
ďĞĐĂƵƐĞƚŚĞLJĐĂŶĂĚĂƉƚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐĂŶĚĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐƚŽĂ
ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͍tŚĂƚĂƌĞƚŚĞŝƌƐƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĞƐ͍,ŽǁĚŽĞƐƚŚĞŝƌŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ
ĚŝīĞƌĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌƐ͍

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^ƚĂƌƚĂŶĚĂĚĂƉƚ͘ When you meet confusing or
ŽǀĞƌǁŚĞůŵŝŶŐƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐ͕ƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŝƚŚĞůƉƐƚŽũƵŵƉ
in and just start trying some things out. Try small-scale
ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐƚŚĂƚǁŝůůŚĞůƉLJŽƵƚŽĚĞǀĞůŽƉĐůĂƌŝƚLJĂŶĚ
ĐŽŶĮĚĞŶĐĞŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͘
ƌĞĂŬƵƉƐƚĂůĞƌŽƵƟŶĞƐ͘ŽŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞǁĂLJƌĞƉĞĂƚĞĚůLJ͕ĞǀĞŶ
ŝĨŝƚǁŽƌŬƐ͕ŝƐĂĚĞƚƌŝŵĞŶƚƚŽůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŐƌŽǁƚŚ͘džƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚŶĞǁ
ǁĂLJƐŽĨĚŽŝŶŐƚŚŝŶŐƐ͘KďƐĞƌǀĞǁŚĂƚŚĂƉƉĞŶƐĂŶĚŵŽŶŝƚŽƌLJŽƵƌƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͕
ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐǁŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚǁŽƌŬ͘KŶĐĞŶĞǁŚĂďŝƚƐƐƚĂƌƚƚŽĨŽƌŵ͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞƚŽ
push yourself to reinvent your habits.
ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐƚLJůĞƐ͘>ĞĂƌŶŵŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚŚŽǁĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉĞŽƉůĞ
ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƚĞ͘/ĚĞŶƟĨLJLJŽƵƌĞŵƉůŽLJĞĞƐ͛ƐƚLJůĞƐĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞŝƌ
ƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĐĞƐƐŽƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĐĂŶŵŽƌĞĞĂƐŝůLJƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚƚŚĞŝƌƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚŵŝŐŚƚƐƵŐŐĞƐƚĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐƚŽƐŝƚƵĂƟŽŶƐLJŽƵĞŶĐŽƵŶƚĞƌ͘
ZĞŝŶǀĞŶƚ͘tŚĞŶĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƚŽĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͕
ƐƚŽƉƚŽĂƐŬLJŽƵƌƐĞůĨŚŽǁLJŽƵƌĂĐƟŽŶƐŵŝŐŚƚďĞĚŽŶĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJ͕ĞƐƉĞĐŝĂůůLJŝĨ
LJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞƚŚĞƚLJƉŝĐĂůŵĞĂŶƐĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞƚŽLJŽƵ͘dŚĞŶĞdžƚƟŵĞLJŽƵĨĂĐĞĂ
ƌŽƵƟŶĞƉƌŽďůĞŵ͕ƚƌLJĂŶĂůƚĞƌŶĂƚĞĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚƚŽǁĂƌĚĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶĂŶĚŶŽƚĞƚŚĞ
outcome.
ĞĐƵƌŝŽƵƐ͘&ŝŶĚƚŚĞƵŶƵƐƵĂůŝŶƚŚĞŶŽƌŵĂů͘ƐŬƋƵĞƐƟŽŶƐ͕ŬĞĞƉ
ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƚŚĞƐƚĂƚƵƐƋƵŽ͘
WƌĂĐƟĐĞƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞĨƵůŶĞƐƐĂŶĚƉĞƌƐĞǀĞƌĂŶĐĞ͘ In unfamiliar
ĐŝƌĐƵŵƐƚĂŶĐĞƐ͕ĮƌƐƚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐƌĂƌĞůLJǁŽƌŬ͘^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƐĞĐŽŶĚ͕ƚŚŝƌĚ͕
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ŽƌĨŽƵƌƚŚƐŽůƵƟŽŶƐĚŽŶ͛ƚĞŝƚŚĞƌ͘ĞŶŝŵďůĞŝŶŐĞŶĞƌĂƟŶŐĂůƚĞƌŶĂƟǀĞ
ĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚůĞĂƌŶĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚĂƩĞŵƉƚ͘&ŽĐƵƐŽŶLJŽƵƌůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐ͕ŶŽƚLJŽƵƌ
ĨƌƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘
ĂůĂŶĐĞĐŚĂŽƐǁŝƚŚƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͘tŚĞŶǀŽůĂƟůŝƚLJĂŶĚƵŶĐĞƌƚĂŝŶƚLJĂƌĞ
ŐĞƫ   ŶŐƚŚĞďĞƐƚŽĨLJŽƵ͕ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŝŶŐŽƌĚĞƌĂŶĚĐĂůŵŝŶŽƚŚĞƌĂƌĞĂƐŽĨLJŽƵƌ
ǁŽƌŬĂŶĚƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůůŝĨĞǁŝůůďĞŽĨƵƚŵŽƐƚŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ͘/ŶƐƟůůŝŶŐƐƚĂďŝůŝƚLJĂŶĚ
ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŝŶƚŽĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂƌĞĂƐŽĨLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞǁŝůůƉĂLJŽīǁŚĞŶŶĞǁĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞƐ
arise.
ĞĐŽŵĞĂĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐůĞĂƌŶĞƌ͘ >ĞĂƌŶŶĞǁƐŬŝůůƐ͕ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŶĞǁ
ƵŶĚĞƌƐƚĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕ĂŶĚĂƉƉůLJƚŚĞŵĚƵƌŝŶŐƟŵĞƐŽĨĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘DĂŶLJůĞĂĚĞƌƐƌĞƐŝƐƚ
ůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐŶĞǁĂƉƉƌŽĂĐŚĞƐĂŶĚŚŽůĚŽŶƚŽŽůĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌƐĂŶĚƐŬŝůůƐĞǀĞŶǁŚĞŶ
ŝƚ͛ƐŽďǀŝŽƵƐƚŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĚŽŶ͛ƚǁŽƌŬĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ͘

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ĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůKƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
Q Take ŽŶƚĂƐŬƐƚŚĂƚĨŽƌĐĞLJŽƵŽƵƚŽĨLJŽƵƌƌŽƵƟŶĞŽƌ
ĨŽƌĐĞLJŽƵƚŽǁŽƌŬǁŝƚŚƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞƐĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌ
ŽǁŶ͘
Q /ĚĞŶƟĨLJƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŝƚŚǁŚŽŵLJŽƵ͛ǀĞŚĂĚĂƐƚƌĂŝŶĞĚƌĞůĂƟŽŶƐŚŝƉĂŶĚ
ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJŚŽǁLJŽƵĐĂŶďĞŇĞdžŝďůĞƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌƐƚLJůĞƐ͘
Q dĂŬĞŽŶƉĂƌƚŽĨĂĐŽůůĞĂŐƵĞ͛ƐũŽďǁŚŝůĞŚĞŽƌƐŚĞŝƐŽŶƚĞŵƉŽƌĂƌLJůĞĂǀĞ͘
Q &ŽĐƵƐŵŽƌĞĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŽŶĂƉĂƌƚŽĨLJŽƵƌũŽďLJŽƵ͛ǀĞďĞĞŶĂǀŽŝĚŝŶŐ͘
Q ŽͲŵĂŶĂŐĞĂƉƌŽũĞĐƚǁŝƚŚƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁŝƚŚĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƉĞƌƐƉĞĐƟǀĞĨƌŽŵ
yours.
Q ^ĞƌǀĞŽŶĂĐƌŽƐƐͲĨƵŶĐƟŽŶĂůƚĂƐŬĨŽƌĐĞŽƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘

ĐƟǀŝƚLJĞŶƚĞƌ
ZĞǀŝĞǁĂŶĚĚŽǁŶůŽĂĚƚŚĞƐĞĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐLJŽƵĐĂŶƵƐĞ
ĨŽƌLJŽƵƌĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚŽƌǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌƚĞĂŵĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐŬ͛Ɛ
ƌĞƐŽƵƌĐĞƉĂŐĞĂƚǁǁǁ͘ĐĐů͘ŽƌŐͬĐŽŵƉĂƐƐŬ͘
&ůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͗džƉůŽƌŝŶŐ&ůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ
&ůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͗,Žǁ&ůĞdžŝďůĞƌĞzŽƵ͍
&ůĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͗WƌĂĐƟĐĞƵƌŝŽƐŝƚLJ

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Risk Taking
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Calarco͕͕͘Θ'ƵƌǀŝƐ͕:͘;ϮϬϬϲͿ͘ĚĂƉƚĂďŝůŝƚLJ͗ZĞƐƉŽŶĚŝŶŐ
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJƚŽĐŚĂŶŐĞ͘'ƌĞĞŶƐďŽƌŽ͕E͗ĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌƌĞĂƟǀĞ
Leadership.
ĂůƚŽŶ͕D͘;ϭϵϵϴͿ͘ĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĂŵŽƌĞǀĞƌƐĂƟůĞůĞĂƌŶĞƌ͘
'ƌĞĞŶƐďŽƌŽ͕E͗ĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌƌĞĂƟǀĞ>ĞĂĚĞƌƐŚŝƉ͘
:ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕^͕͘ΘůĂŶĐŚĂƌĚ͕<͘;ϭϵϵϴͿ͘tŚŽŵŽǀĞĚŵLJĐŚĞĞƐĞ͍ŶĂŵĂnjŝŶŐǁĂLJƚŽ
ĚĞĂůǁŝƚŚĐŚĂŶŐĞŝŶLJŽƵƌǁŽƌŬĂŶĚŝŶLJŽƵƌůŝĨĞ͘EĞǁzŽƌŬ͕Ez͗'͘W͘WƵƚŶĂŵ͛Ɛ
Sons.
World’s greatest leaders—Domenico Lucano͘;ϮϬϭϲ͕DĂƌĐŚϮϰͿ͘&ŽƌƚƵŶĞ.
ZĞƚƌŝĞǀĞĚĨƌŽŵŚƩƉ͗ͬͬĨŽƌƚƵŶĞ͘ĐŽŵͬǁŽƌůĚƐͲŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚͲůĞĂĚĞƌƐͬĚŽŵĞŶŝĐŽ
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