It is said that an individual has complete knowledge of himself. He knows what his strengths and weaknesses are. But we are often not familiar with few of our attributes. Some of our qualities lie unacknowledged. One has to do a self-assessment practice to identify his hidden qualities. Have you come across a situation when someone compliments your smile and then you suddenly realize that indeed you have a beautiful one? I am sure we all have been witnesses of such situations where we come to know of our qualities only after someone pointing it out to us. This holds truth in case of Entrepreneurship journey as well.
Not all Entrepreneurs knew from birth that they would want to be Entrepreneurs
down the line of life. It all happens when one comes in connects with his/her
inner self. Let’s see what qualities define an Entrepreneur:
Leadership: Being a team
player is very different than being the team leader. A leader is the driving
force which moves the team to success. It is the most essential quality
required to be an Entrepreneur. How you use this quality determines the
success or failure of your Business. An Entrepreneur has to monitor the
performance of every team member closely and convert their individual
objectives into the ones required by business. If you have always been
complimented after being a leader in school, college or work teams then life has
already given you the cue!
Creative: This quality
makes an Entrepreneur stand out in the crowd. When you start a new business,
you have to be creative. Actually I feel only if one is creative, only then he
would be able to come up with the unique business idea. Creativity is one such
element which has no ends. What better way can you use your creativity other
than applying it in your business for earning great profits? DON’T JUST
BE CREATIVE, USE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY!
Time management: Time is
the most precious asset of life. Unfortunately, very few understand its worth.
To run a new business, time plays a crucial role. You have to use it in
the best profitable manner because not a single minute would come back to you
once wasted. In business you have manage different aspects such as:
- Production
- Marketing & Promotion
- Sales
- Finance & Accounts
- Administration
- Customer Relationship Management
- Human Resource Management
You have to be a Pro in all of these
and you have to monitor performance of all the departments to succeed.
Being clear about the
vision and mission of the business: Entrepreneurship is
successful only if the Entrepreneur has a clear understanding of the vision
(ideology and principles of the business) as well as its mission (what the
business wants to achieve, in how much time, how and its objectives). The
employees get misguided if the Entrepreneur isn’t clear about the vision and
mission of the business.
Communication Expert: No
business can succeed without effective communication. You have to be heard by
the customers. Here, the quality of communication comes to action.
“The primary task of leadership is to
communicate the vision and the values of an organization. Second, leaders must
win support for the vision and the values they articulate. And third, leaders
have to reinforce the vision and the values”
-
Frederick Smith, FedEx Chairman and CEO.
You will never know how good you are at
something unless you try. Just sitting there and saying “this is not my cup of
tea” doesn’t make sense. iFEEL has come up with a very unique Entrepreneur
oriented Entrepreneurship Excellence Program of 11 months (also available in
the form of a weekend program). This is the perfect program to Develop Entrepreneur and leadership skills in you. Identify the hidden Entrepreneur
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