Survival tactics : the top 11 behaviors of successful entrepreneurs /
"Drawing from extensive primary research conducted with entrepreneurs in a variety of fields, Sun dispels common myths and misconceptions about entrepreneurship and identifies eleven core beliefs, behaviors, and qualities of successful individuals, including technical proficiency, team-building...
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger Publishers,
2007.
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Table of Contents:
- Tables and figures
- Acknowledgments
- pt. 1. You and entrepreneurship
- ch. 1. Are you an entrepreneur? Says who?
- Learning your entrepreneurial roots
- You are only as good as a machine
- You have 100 percent control of your future as an entrepreneur
- ch. 2. How to read this book
- ch. 3. Theoretical foundations
- Are you inside a box?
- Research that builds foundation
- ch. 4. What does success mean to you?
- Differences between men and women
- Time rich
- pt. 2. Self-leadership
- ch. 5. Behavior 1 : Constant learning
- Learning and ego
- Redefine learning
- Strategies for learning
- ch. 6. Behavior 2 : Technical proficiency
- Technical proficiency transfer
- Abundance instead of fear
- ch. 7. Behavior 3 : Self-confidence
- ch. 8. Behavior 4 : Co-dependence
- ch. 9. Behavior 5 : Risk taking
- Defining risk
- Entrepreneurship and risk
- Risk differences
- The three F's of risk
- ch. 10. Behavior 6 : Reactive
- Impact of being reactive
- Disengaging your tendency to sleep walk.
- pt. 3. Interpersonal leadership
- ch. 11. Behavior 7 : Employee training and development
- Foundations of a learning organization
- Knowledge creation within a learning organization
- The role of the entrepreneur in training and development
- ch. 12. Behavior 8 : Team-based decisions
- Redefining the team and their importance
- Understanding group dynamics and decisions
- Entrepreneurs' most powerful tool : Socratic methods
- pt. 4. Planning and systems management
- ch. 13. Behavior 9 : Being surprised
- Separating interpretation from events
- Entrepreneurial planning secrets
- ch. 14. Behavior 10 : Measurements and responsiveness
- Effective measurements : content
- Effective measurements : context
- Embrace constant change
- ch. 15. Behavior 11 : Action without full information
- How do you know what you know?
- A systematic thought process
- pt. 5. Your success
- ch. 16. Transforming your perception, thought, and behaviors
- Appendix A : Successful entrepreneur knowledge competence questionnaire
- Appendix B : Simple data analysis
- Appendix C : Research details
- Recommended resources
- Index.