A Closer Look at the Entrepreneurial Mind
A recent chapter prescribed in one of Kettering’s senior seminar classes had the students look at what makes an entrepreneur tick. Instead of analyzing it all, we decided to put down some of the insightful portions of the reading from “New Venture Creation: Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century”, by Timmons-Spinelli.
Effective entrepreneurs are internally motivated, high-energy leaders with a unique tolerance for ambiguity, a keen eye toward mitigating risk, and a passion for discovery and innovation.
Entrepreneurs treat business as a “way of life.”
In business it is essential that the separation between management and the average employee be eliminated. Everyone down to the janitor should be accepted as a knowledgeable and able person.
If a task is unsolvable, entrepreneurs will actually give up sooner than others. While they are more persistent, they are also more realistic.
Entrepreneurs who build substantial enterprises are not lone wolves or super independent.
Entrepreneurs actively seek and take initiative. They willingly put themselves in situations where they are personally responsible for the success or failure of an opertion.
Do any of these sound like you? Get involved with the Kettering Entrepreneur Society every Tuesday night at 8pm, the 5th Floor of the CC. Contact KES President Brad Birdsall for more information.
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