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CHAPTER SUMMARY
A Recap of the 9 Entrepreneurisms

The Entrepreneurisms and Business Frame we have described in the earlier chapters are required to build the framework for a successful company. Before we begin the discussion on how businesses can transform themselves to be more entrepreneurial, let me summarize the 9 entrepreneurisms.

SELF-EFFICACY

beyond self-confidence

SELF-EFFICACY

A confidence in one’s specific abilities and competence to accomplish a certain task.

(Contrast with self-confidence, which is more generic)

RISK-TAKING

not central to entrepreneurship

RISK-TAKING

Differentiate between real and perceived risks.

Ability to ring-fence risks and make decisions taking into account factors other than hard data. 

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PASSION

for an activity or an outcome; killer instinct

PASSION

About what you are doing, about the outcome or purpose, or just winning. It may grow with success and deplete with the lack of it. Killer instinct reflects the amoral nature of passion, focus is a result of passion.

realism

data influenced, and tinted

realism

To understand clearly the current position and capability, while retaining a robust optimism – Tinted reality. 

opportunism

actively seeking

opportunism

Not just being aware of opportunities; actively seeking them. To pivot when necessary.

learning

experiments to experiences

learning

A continuous process that requires active listening, experimentation, and new experiences.

persuasiveness

2-way action;

persuasiveness

A two-way pursuit, including judging whether the target is worth persuading at all.  Listening to the signals and responses, even as one is persuading. Negotiation can be seen as a form of persuasion.

innovation

continual exploration

innovation

Should happen all along the value chain. Most importantly with management practices!

execution

align with vision & follow through

execution

Taking decisions with limited information, allow subordinates time to understand, digest, and act on directives. Attention to execution of the vision.

Follow through to closure.

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