The One Question To Ask | Grit in the Boardroom
Ask about Grit in the Boardroom
Episode Description
Cassandra Crowley, a lawyer, accountant and seasoned chair, lets us know the two-part question that reveals how deeply an executive has thought about risk.
Brief Summary
Ask what must be true for an investment or project to succeed or fail, then listen for how well leaders understand and manage the risks.
Key points
- One question to reveal risk thinking. Ask what would need to be true for an investment or project to go right—and what would need to be true for it to go wrong. The answers reveal how deeply an executive has considered and managed the risks.
