Safety
A pilot may pay more attention to safety risks if they are actually on the aircraft they are flying as opposed to working from home.Performance
A CEO may perform better if they have most of their wealth tied up in the success of a firm.Financial
A financial trader may take less risks with their own money than with a client's. This is particularly true if their fee structure rewards overperformance but doesn't penalize losses.Projects
Stakeholders who do the work of a project and are responsible for its failure. Stakeholders who simply contribute their requirements or advice may be indifferent to project risks.Invention
A chemical engineer who needs to eat foods on an ongoing basis treated with a pesticide that she invents.Criticism
A film critic who is also a working director or actor.Costs
A student who is paying their own way through university or college may be more motivated to study.Design
An aircraft engineer who will be on the first test flight.Policy
A bureaucrat who needs to sell a policy, process or procedure to the public by going out and meeting them.Notes
Skin in the game is a type of solution to the principal–agent problem whereby a person making decisions on the behalf of other people has little or no incentive to act on in their best interests.The origin of the phrase skin in the game is unknown but is possibly related to William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in which the antagonist Shylock, demands collateral of a pound of flesh on a debt from the protagonist Antonio.| Overview: Skin In The Game | ||
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Definition | An individual who assumes risk related to their decisions, strategies, advice, designs and activities. | |
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