In fact, an important test of leaders is how well they can identify new risks and opportunities and craft strategies to shun the risks and capture the opportunities that result from changing uncertainties.

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Russell refocused on slightly larger craft that companies could use as ferries--assuming the risks themselves.

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She worked to cultivate her craft, studying acting and catching up on her education, and she took great risks to take control of her career in the mid-fifties, when it was at its commercial apogee.

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