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Stanford University

Build an Entrepreneurial Culture within Your Organization

Stanford University via YouTube

Overview

Entrepreneurship is synonymous with innovation, especially in Silicon Valley. In this webinar Stanford Professors Howie Rosen and Ricardo Levy discuss how your organization can continue to be disruptive in industry and maintain an entrepreneurial edge

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Syllabus

Introduction.
Caveat....
Start-up or established company: evaluating a new business before you "leap" has advantages..
Successful new businesses have two parts: 1. A "good" idea; and, 2. A "business model".
Engineering and science-based businesses take time and money to show technical feasibility..
Learning objectives for today's webinar.
Entrepreneurial leadership.
Key issues.
the difference between leadership and management.
LEADERSHIP vs MANAGEMENT.
Management and leadership with limited resources.
the nature of the entrepreneurial commitment.
Total emotional engagement -- The Positive.
Total emotional engagement -- the negative.
Consequences of control.
The leader's role in the face of uncertainty.
Absorbing Uncertainty....
The entrepreneurial "edge".
The established company "edge".
some of the corporate challenges.
some of the personal challenges to be aware of.
Some final thoughts....
and remember....

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Stanford Online

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