Caption:

College logic: avoid the obvious risks… then confidently choose the questionable ones.

Leadership Discussion Prompt:

🔍 Core Theme
Selective risk assessment and rationalization
🧠 Leadership Takeaway
People rarely avoid risk entirely—they justify the risks they are most comfortable with. Leaders must recognize how teams rationalize decisions and help them evaluate risk more objectively rather than emotionally or selectively.
💬 Discussion Prompt
When have you or your team avoided one risk, only to accept another without fully evaluating it? What drove that decision, and how would you approach it differently next time?