Reliable PMs tend to take the least amount of risk and consistently delivery tiny incremental growth. Good PMs tend to take more risks and deliver sporadic bursts in growth. Choose your path.

Early in your career, you have to make moves. Go for the big risks. Risk taking as good as it is the only way you’ll learn about your decision taking ability. Reliability is rarely sought in the early levels of your career. For upper levels, reliability is a factor. You’re judged by the number of ‘successful’ risks you’ve taken.