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Maybe You’re an Entrepreneur After All

Lead Change Blog

They watch the highlight reels of great leaders and think: “I’m no entrepreneur like [insert name here].” As much as they want to take the leap on the inside, many leaders resist because their definition of entrepreneur is just too narrow. You don’t have to make it big in business to be an entrepreneur.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2021

Leading Blog

Leadership is about hope. These foundational leadership skills will make all aspiring executives more effective in their roles today and lift the trajectory of their careers. The political environment in the United States as elsewhere is driven by fear-based narratives. And that feeds our approach in society at large. Blog Post ).

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Leadership and Entrepreneurship with Rhett Power

Kevin Eikenberry

The Entrepreneur’s Book of Actions breaks down actions leaders/entrepreneurs can take to make small daily changes for a big impact. Rhett Power, award-winning entrepreneur (Wild Creations), consultant, speaker and author joins Kevin to talk about his book and his leadership journey.

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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Nadella championed numerous innovation programs, including allocating physical spaces for Microsoft employees to work with local entrepreneurs, creating accelerators to incubate new businesses, and hosting a global hackathon that became one of the largest innovation events in the world. You know this company.

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3 Startup Financing Myths You Should Avoid

Leading Blog

The real issue here is that if an entrepreneur comes in to a pitch and goes on and on about how they’re going to build a billion dollar company in just a few years, most investors eyes tend to glaze over. Like Jerry Yang who started Yahoo, as investors we are looking for entrepreneurs who are obsessed with a new technology.

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The Entrepreneur’s Faces: 10 Entrepreneurial Types and Their Journey

Leading Blog

T HE leadership we need now can be found in the entrepreneurial mindset—the characteristics found in entrepreneurs. Authors Jonathan Littman and Susanna Camp have categorized the nature of this mindset into ten types or faces in The Entrepreneur’s Faces. The Arc illustrates seven stages that all entrepreneurs pass through.

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Made From Scratch

Leading Blog

In 1997 he was awarded an Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year. It is a well-written story that takes us from his days as a student-athlete through his formative years working his way up in bars and restaurants from busboy to manager, to the wild ride founding and growing Texas Roadhouse into the international success it is today.

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