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Record Nr.

UNINA9910149170903321

Autore

Flannery Pearce

Titolo

Beat the odds : 20 defining characteristics of successful entrepreneurs / / Pearce Flannery

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cork, Ireland : , : NuBooks, , 2011

©2011

ISBN

1-84621-111-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (55 p.)

Disciplina

658.11

Soggetti

Entrepreneurship - Psychological aspects

Success in business

Self-actualization (Psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

INTRODUCTION; 1. POSITIVE OUTLOOK; 2. IMAGINATION; 3. UNWAVERING FOCUS; 4. VISION; 5. ENERGY; 6. ABILITY OR CAPABILITY; 7. OPPORTUNISTS; 8. PRAGMATISTS; 9. PEOPLE-FOCUSED; 10. CUSTOMER-FOCUSED; 11. WORK-LIFE BALANCE; 12. RESILIENCE; 13. GOAL ORIENTATED; 14. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATORS; 15. STRATEGIC FOCUS; 16. SALES-FOCUSED; 17. QUALITY-FOCUSED; 18. NATURAL BORN MARKETERS; 19. HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP WITH MONEY; 20. FIRE IN THE BELLY; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; ABOUT OAK TREE PRESS; NUBOOKS

Sommario/riassunto

Successful entrepreneurs are neither unique nor especially gifted but they are special. They are special because they have made themselves special. They have worked on their skills. I believe that all of the core skills as exhibited by entrepreneurs are learnt disciplines, not a preordained quality that somehow depends on our genetic makeup. From my experiences in writing the book, Grabbing the Oyster!, I have documented the characteristics that all successful entrepreneurs exhibit to some degree. I believe these characteristics provide an excellent yardstick by which to evaluate your perso