The Leadership Training Activity Book: 50 Exercises

MATERIALS

 Handout 44.1: Evaluating a Risk

 Handout 44.2: A Risk Evaluation Plan

 Prepared index cards for Step 1 (See Job Aid 44.1: Risk-Taking Scenarios)

TRAINING METHODS

 Presentation

 Discussion

 Writing

 Storytelling

EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES

 Flipchart

 Markers

ROOM SET-UP

Arrange tables in a square with the chairs on the outside so they will see one another

during discussions. If possible, place two people at each table so they will already be

arranged when you need them in pairs.

Comments

Being able to take risks and evaluating whether the consequences are worth the risk is

a critical leadership skill. We face many different kinds of risks in business, and experi-

ence tells us that many risks can be mitigated or made less difficult and less danger-

ous. The exercises in this activity are designed to stimulate thinking and open up a di-

alogue as to what risks are most appropriate in their specific work circumstances.

If there is a time constraint, delete some of the sections of the activity; it is carefully

divided to accommodate that. In Step 2, you can prepare a flipchart sheet ahead of

time so you have some of the answers ready to share. An additional way to deepen re-

sponse to this activity is to ask the participants to come to the training with an exam-

ple of a business risk, for use in Step 7.

Trainer’s Notes for Activity 44

STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE

Step 1: Introduce this topic of risk taking by setting up the scenario. Use Job Aid

44.1, Risk-Taking Scenarios.Also have it written on index cards, one card

for each step):

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