As a collaborative team value, the ability to take calculated and well-reasoned risks is a foundation for building an effective organization with the capacity to learn about itself, to expand and grow.
When fear is present, however, growth and forward momentum stagnate. This article looks at organizational behaviors and practices that both encourage and discourage an employee's willingness to take appropriate and well-reasoned risk.
Risk is the fifth of six values that build collaboration in groups. Without risk being t6olerated at the cultural level, many organizations penalize people for thinking.
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