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The Down Side Of Being Labelled An Entrepreneur

The Horizons Tracker

Research from George Mason University suggests that the majority of entrepreneurs actually resist describing themselves as such during these kinds of occasions. “We We also did not find major differences attributable to gender, even though prior research suggests that women face barriers when developing an entrepreneur identity.”

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.

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Workplace and Life Advice You Can Use

Leading Blog

T HIRTY-NINE LEADERS were interviewed on subjects related to leadership and were assembled by Roger Dean Duncan into LeaderSHOP Volume 1: Workplace, Career, and Life Advice from Today’s Top Thought Leaders (not to be confused with the LeaderShop ). Even the best ideas will go nowhere if you don’t anticipate the potential resistance of others.

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Executive Coaching Company Breakdown: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching for Strategic Change

N2Growth Blog

But often, these top-tier executives don’t know where to go to achieve this critical perspective and guidance at this stage in their careers. Executives who realize their potential can be far more satisfied with their careers and lives. Advantage 4: See Goals More Clearly and Purposefully.

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How to Bring Breakthrough Ideas to Life

Skip Prichard

Learning how the most innovative leaders step back and see the big picture, assess the underlying issue, and then approach the solutions in a systemic, realistic way helped me see things in an entirely new way. Unorthodox thinking is required throughout the innovation process.”. But this proved to be a false conclusion.

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How To Unleash Your Full Potential

Eric Jacobson

I break down the archetypes of naysayers in the corporate setting that stymie innovation – for example, the Withholders who deny praise in order to destabilize rising stars, especially those who are wired to be pleasers. That’s why I tell entrepreneurs to be careful who you consult with your nascent dreams.

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Leadership & Change

N2Growth Blog

An Overview on the Importance of Change : While there is little debate that the successful implementation of change can create an extreme competitive advantage, it is not well understood that the lack of doing so can send a company (or an individual’s career) into a death spiral. The Critic …The Critic opposes any and all change.