No Risk, No Reward: The Power of Risk-Taking for Your Career

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"If you're not taking risks in your career," says Valerie Oswalt, vice president of sales, west area for Mondelēz International, "you might actually be creating more risk for yourself."

For Oswalt, the chance to make a risky career move arrived when she accepted a role working on a project in an undefined, new area. There was a lot of risk, as the project would make her success -– or failure -– highly visible.

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So why did she leave a secure career path and take a leap into the unknown? "Because," Oswalt explains, "I believed in my senior leadership, and knew they believed in me. I also believed that I could make an impact." Read more...

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