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Learn how to take the right risks for lasting success. Begin Boldly provides a framework for making the kind of bold moves that will get your career off to its best start!

Have you ever shied away from taking a risk? Maybe you didn’t apply for a job because you didn’t meet 100 percent of the requirements or passed up the opportunity to take on a challenging role because you didn’t feel ready.

If you can relate, you are not alone. Despite recognizing the benefits of making bold moves, most women—especially those early in their careers—struggle to harness the power of risk-taking. Begin Boldly changes that.

Christie Hunter Arscott equips readers to intelligently take risks using an actionable model built around three mindsets: a curious mindset, a courageous mindset, and an agile mindset. With a step-by-step method for taking risks, assessing rewards, and refining approaches, she gives women a flexible and repeatable framework to help them develop this critical career skill.

Begin Boldly inspires women to take chances on themselves and turns risk-taking into an enlightening and empowering antidote for self-doubt. As Christie reminds us, the biggest risk for women is not taking any risks at all.

A discussion guide is available in this book.

ISBN-13: 9781523001071

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers

Publication Date: 08-02-2022

Pages: 192

Product Dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Christie Hunter Arscott is an internationally recognized advisor, author, and speaker dedicated to creating more vibrant, dynamic, and equitable career paths and organizations. As one of the first Rhodes Scholars to complete graduate work in Women’s Studies, Christie has been named by Thinkers50 as “one of the top management thinkers likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led.” Christie serves on the Women’s Leadership Board at Harvard Kennedy School, and her speaking and DEI advisory client list includes Fortune 500 companies, international forums, government entities, and top academic institutions.

Table of Contents

Foreword Betsy Myers ix

Preface: "Woman Up!" xi

Introduction: Your Move to Make 1

Part I Reimagining Risk

Chapter 1 Risk-Reward-Refine-Repeat 11

Chapter 2 Take Strategic Risks Boldly 24

Chapter 3 Build Your Risk Resilience 35

Part II The Curious Mindset

Chapter 4 Cultivate Connectivity through Curiosity 45

Chapter 5 Use Curiosity as a Tool of Influence 58

Chapter 6 Harness Curiosity to Optimize Your Time Investment 73

Part III The Courageous Mindset

Chapter 7 Courageous Acts 83

Chapter 8 Courageous Advocacy-for You 92

Chapter 9 Courageous Advocacy-for Others 109

Part IV The Agile Mindset

Chapter 10 Agile Experiments 122

Chapter 11 Agile Identity 136

Chapter 12 Agile Change 144

Conclusion: Launch Your Brilliant Career 151

Discussion Guide 155

Notes 160

Acknowledgments 165

Index 167

About the Author 176