The difficulty with creating a new paradigm is that a shift (if it happens at all) will often come from someone on the periphery of our industry. This is because those that work in an industry have such strongly ingrained brain patterns (beliefs built on indoctrination, training and experience) that it is hard for them… Continue reading »
Jun
24
If entrepreneurial organizations need to be learning organizations (and they do)…
What do learning organizations look like? ‘Management encourages a culture of exploration and risk taking and seeks ways to expose staff to new ideas and perspectives’; ‘A market action oriented philosophy drives company leaders and staff and there is a shared belief that he only reason a company has to exist is to serve a… Continue reading »
Jun
23
WANT TO BE MORE ENTREPRENEURIAL? YOU MUST PLAN YOUR LEARNING
…and of course you must learn your planning! Entrepreneurs are active continuous learners If we are to capitalise on future business opportunities we need as entrepreneurial leaders to be ‘entrepreneurial learners’!!! The old think, decide, act and asses (or plan, do, assess and adjust) single loop corporate learning cycles advocated in the past are no… Continue reading »
Jun
18
Successful modern management demands a more entrepreneurial approach
THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MANAGERS AND ENTREPRENEURS With the stresses of modern organizational life, rapidly changing markets, more fleeting opportunities plus the vagaries the world economy (at the time of posting this article), organizations more than ever need managers that can be more entrepreneurial in their approach to business. The chief executive of a global leader… Continue reading »





