by Bill Treasurer | Dec 4, 2013 | Courageous Leadership
In early 1960, Dr. Frances Kelsey was given her first assignment as a new employee with the FDA. After being on the job for only one month, she was asked to evaluate an application for a new drug by the pharmaceutical company Richardson-Merrell. The drug, being...
by Bill Treasurer | Aug 28, 2013 | Strategic Planning
In my last post I talked about the importance of risk-taking to career and organizational success. This post extends that idea by offering five specific criteria for evaluating whether a risk is right or wrong for you. When considering a risky move, most people resort...
by Bill Treasurer | Aug 21, 2013 | Personal Growth
Time sure does fly. It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been over ten years since my first book, Right Risk, was published. At the time, risk-taking was very much on my mind. I was restless and overly content in a six-figure job with Accenture, one of the world’s...
by Bill Treasurer | Jan 15, 2013 | Personal Growth
New opportunities – how scary and exhilarating they can be! The tricky thing with opportunity is that they also come with risk. The right risk might stop you in your tracks, but do you really want your fear of risk to stop you from accessing all of the...
by Bill Treasurer | Jan 16, 2012 | Personal Growth
Before starting Giant Leap Consulting, I spent six years as an executive with Accenture, one of the world’s largest management consulting firms. During my time there, I became the company’s first full-time internal executive coach. Just before moving into the role, I...
