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How To Help Your Team Think Like an Entrepreneur

Let's Grow Leaders

Back in her Verizon days, one of Karin’s favorite questions to ask a team member whom she was encouraging to think like an entrepreneur was: “If this was your company, would you _ (make this decision, hold this meeting, spend money in this matter, invest in this project)?” 5 Ways to Help Your Team Think Like Entrepreneurs.

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Business Dean Search: Uncovering Leadership for Tomorrow’s Entrepreneurs

N2Growth Blog

Effective leadership in academia, especially in a business school context, extends far beyond the internal stakeholders – influencing the school’s reputation and ability to attract top-notch faculty, students, and industry partners.

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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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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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Female Entrepreneurs Still Suffer From Implicit Bias

The Horizons Tracker

Female entrepreneurs pursuing innovative business ventures face a significant hurdle in securing funding due to unconscious bias exhibited by investors, as revealed by a study conducted by Northeastern University. The study highlights a particular instance that exemplifies the implicit biases at play. You are lying to people.”

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5 Leadership Lessons for Every Entrepreneur

Strategy Driven

The decision to become an entrepreneur comes with many responsibilities, challenges, and positive or negative financial consequences, depending on how well your planning and execution did. Entrepreneurs need to be able to lead their teams and motivate their employees.

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Minority Entrepreneurs Still Face Discrimination When Seeking Finance

The Horizons Tracker

Nearly ten years ago, a group of researchers from Brigham Young University, Utah State University, and Rutgers shed light on a disconcerting phenomenon: discrimination within the realm of bank loan services, which cast a shadow over the American Dream for minority entrepreneurs.