Would you say your company has a safe to fail option? Like, is it ok to take a big swing and miss occasionally? My work claims this is true, but still I worry about being too risky. How does it land when an initiative fails or falls short where you are?

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It's good to be wary of something like that. A lot of management types talk a good game of being audacious and swinging for the fences and all that. I'm not so sure things will go well, however, if something with a big investment of time stalls out or just falls apart. I think it's good to always have some steady things moving along that you can depend on, and if something comes along you want to take a run at, go for it. But make sure you don't put too much time and effort into a high-risk proposition.

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