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Maybe You’re an Entrepreneur After All

Lead Change Blog

Vans is way more than just another shoe company; it’s a worldwide influencer that’s still striking a chord with up-and-coming generations. They watch the highlight reels of great leaders and think: “I’m no entrepreneur like [insert name here].” You don’t have to make it big in business to be an entrepreneur.

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Capital vs. Influence

N2Growth Blog

I have watched entrepreneurs and executives initially trivialize the value of influence in a capital transaction, only to regret it down the road. Savvy CEOs simply aren’t in a rush to close the deal and secure the funding if it means sacrificing knowledge, experience and influence.

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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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It’s Great to Lead with Smart Experiments

Great Leadership By Dan

Leadership is all about decision and action. Fortunately, we have a group of experienced leaders who have been grappling with the challenges of uncertainty for many years: successful entrepreneurs. For over 20 years, I have studied entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs always look around to assess their available resources.

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The Best Leadership Books of 2016

Leading Blog

O NCE AGAIN we see that despite our rhetoric, what we are is reflected in our leaders and leadership. Superbosses : How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent by Sydney Finkelstein Although Superbosses may differ in leadership styles, they share a playbook that leads to extraordinary success founded on making other people successful.

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The 3 Ways We Hold Female Entrepreneurs Back

The Horizons Tracker

The discrepancies in venture capital funding to female entrepreneurs are well known, but society also tends to view men as more creative and innovative than women, even when the reality is quite the opposite. Even in leadership settings, women are still expected to be more communal than their male counterparts.”

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Where does the most influence reside in your organization?

thoughtLEADERS, LLC

Our reader poll today asks: Where does the most influence reside in your organization? Marketing is the top dog: 8% Product is king: 13% Finance rules all: 21% Operations is in charge: 21% R&D is above all others: 2% Sales, sales, sales: 26% Someone else: 9% Know who the alpha is.