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Entrepreneurship
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- Thinking innovatively
Constantly searches for new ways of improving existing processes and doing things more efficiently; strives to understand what is missing from current product stream, and searches for new ideas for product improvement everywhere; attempts to address product gaps and build the business by creating innovative and unique solutions.
- Influencing decision makers
Knows which organizational leaders to influence to win support for new ideas and skillfully persuades key decision makers to invest appropriate resources to transform new ideas into reality; woos venture capitalists, and other extra-organizational constituents to seek financial support for new ideas.
- Encouraging entrepreneurial activity
Encourages innovation and entrepreneurial activity in team members; challenges teams to take calculated risks for innovation, and ensures teams have time to pursue their ideas for new and improved products or processes; holds regular team meetings to solicit bold new ideas.
- Championing great ideas
Advances and promotes the best ideas, even in the face of organizational resistance; shields the team from bureaucratic processes that interfere with an innovative climate, and works to change processes that interfere with growth and innovation.
- Rewarding innovation
Recognizes the contributions of those who have enabled positive change, and gives appropriate rewards for extraordinary achievements.
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