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Editor : Molly Lavik (Vatel International Business School Los Angeles, USA)
Directions: Please circle your personal response to each question. Please be sure to go with the answer that is your first choice if and when you are in doubt of how to respond.
Total Score for characteristics:
In [link] some characteristics of an entrepreneurial mindset were shared; here are additional characteristics and or similar characteristics to also consider.
Mentor Method 2
| Humanitarian
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Organizing movements that can take many forms including campaigns, drives, grassroots or net roots movements, lobbying, and/or crusades for the express purpose of providing altruistic or charitable support. |
| Visionary
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Possessing the ability to potentially define the future by making bold unsubstantiated predictions for new enterprises while utilizing a great deal of imagination and foresight in the process. |
| Values-centered
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Demonstrating worthwhile qualities of leadership that are lawful, ethical, considerate, and honest in nature and intent. |
| Change-oriented
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Adopting a leadership style that attempts to transform the status quo by creating a new method, process or invention for accomplishing tasks. |
| Self-reliant
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Depending on yourself to develop solutions for the problem or challenge at hand. |
| Persuasive
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Able to convince others that the new organizations’ mission and goals are viable and should be adopted and supported. |
| Hyper-focused
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Maintaining uninterrupted attention and concentration directed at implementing the enterprise’s mission. |
| Passion
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Having a tremendous amount of enthusiasm and excitement over the mission and goals of the new organization. |
| Energetic
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Demonstrating an infinite amount of drive and an enterprising nature toward accomplishing an organization’s objectives.
When starting a new organization especially when starting a social enterprise, it requires a great deal of energy and drive to accomplish all the objectives especially given that social enterprises usually require volunteer staff and unpaid staff for resourcefulness that goes far beyond the standard needs of a traditional, long-established company. |
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