Premise
         Premise
    Entrepreneurial leadership will 
    Entrepreneurial leadership will 
     accelerate achievement of 
      accelerate achievement of 
     organizational goals, enhance 
     organizational goals, enhance 
     organizational performance
     organizational performance
    What do each of these successful 
    What do each of these successful 
   entrepreneurial leaders have in common?
   entrepreneurial leaders have in common?
   Entrepreneurial leadership starts with 
   Entrepreneurial leadership starts with 
    having an entrepreneurial mindset.
    having an entrepreneurial mindset.
       Entrepreneurial Mindset
       Entrepreneurial Mindset
    Leading like an entrepreneur requires:
    Leading like an entrepreneur requires:
    – Internal locus of control
      Internal locus of control
    – Tolerance for ambiguity
      Tolerance for ambiguity
    – Willingness to hire people smarter than oneself
      Willingness to hire people smarter than oneself
    – Consistent drive to create, build or change things
      Consistent drive to create, build or change things
    – Passion for an opportunity
      Passion for an opportunity
    – Sense of urgency
      Sense of urgency
    – Perseverance
      Perseverance
    – Resilience
      Resilience
    – Optimism
      Optimism
    – Sense of humor about oneself
      Sense of humor about oneself
                           Characteristics of 
                           Characteristics of 
                      Entrepreneurial Leaders
                      Entrepreneurial Leaders
     Internal Locus of Control                Tolerance for Ambiguity
     Internal Locus of Control                Tolerance for Ambiguity
      “In the hands of the Gods”
       “In the hands of the Gods”             Leading in the midst of chaos 
                                              Leading in the midst of chaos 
                                              and uncertainty
                                              and uncertainty
                                              See opportunities others don’t 
      Fate is in charge                       See opportunities others don’t 
       Fate is in charge                      see
                                              see
                                              Offsets:
      “Go with the flow”                      Offsets:
       “Go with the flow”                      – Knowing the process
                                                  Knowing the process
                                               – Knowing which way is north
                                                  Knowing which way is north
                                               – Embracing the vision
                                                  Embracing the vision
                                              Opportunity identification, 
                                              Opportunity identification, 
                                              development and capturing a 
      More in control than controlled        development and capturing a 
       More in control than controlled 
                                              new venture concept = messy 
                                              new venture concept = messy 
                                              affair
                                              affair
                                              Chaos ≠ problem; chaos = fun.
      Leadership of the self                 Chaos ≠ problem; chaos = fun.
       Leadership of the self 
                            Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Leaders…..
                            Characteristics of Entrepreneurial Leaders…..
               Willingness to Hire
               Willingness to Hire                          Consistent Drive
                                                            Consistent Drive
                  Smarter People
                  Smarter People
          Hire to complement self identified 
          Hire to complement self identified          Set the pace for leading the business
                                                       Set the pace for leading the business
          weaknesses
          weaknesses                                  Energy to change (not invent) things:
                                                       Energy to change (not invent) things:
                                                        – Most entrepreneurial leaders change, 
                                                           Most entrepreneurial leaders change, 
           – Challenge to accept ‘outside’ 
              Challenge to accept ‘outside’                not invent, things
                                                           not invent, things
              leadership
              leadership                                – Change requires motivation and 
                                                           Change requires motivation and 
                                                           leadership
                                                           leadership
                                                      Self imposed momentum
                                                       Self imposed momentum