1.5.6 Entrepreneur to leader

• Entrepreneurial & CEO leadership

  
• Need to delegate

  • need to delegate tasks and responsibilities to others
  • Can be difficult for entrepreneurs who are used to having control over every aspect of their business.
• Trust & Verify

  • important to trust team members to do jobs effectively.
  • important to verify tasks are being completed correctly and on time.
  • Finding right balance between trusting your team and verifying their work can be a challenge
• Learning to listen

  • Entrepreneurs - driven by their ideas and visions
  • leader - listen to ideas and perspectives of others
• Having an open mind

  • Leaders need to be open to new ideas and willing to adapt to changing circumstances
• Being less reactive

  • Entrepreneurs - take quick action and making decisions on the fly.
  • leader - take more strategic & measured approach to decision-making.
• Emotional intelligence

  • Leaders - able to understand & manage own emotions, as well as emotions of team members
  • Entrepreneurs - driven by passion and enthusiasm rather than emotional intelligence and empathy
• Challenges of moving from entrepreneur to leader

  • Need to delegate
  • Trust & Verify
  • Listening
  • Being less reactive
  • Having an open mind
  • Emotional Intelligence