MC9902C02 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-8: Scenario Planning, Operations Management, Organisation Climate
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Leadership is an influence relationship among leaders and followers who intend real changes and reflect their mutual purpose. Leadership, especially entrepreneurial leadership, is increasingly in demand as weighty, global issues require entrepreneurial leaders to seek creative solutions and harness the power of people to reach those common goals. Leadership is often associated with top management, but leadership can occur anywhere, taillard says, citing good teachers and good students as exhibiting leadership skills. It is taking initiative, it is showing interest, it is pursuing a mission to serve a greater purpose, or greater good. Understanding entrepreneurial leadership and honing the necessary leadership skills are important to becoming an entrepreneurial leader, able to identify, address, and help solve complex problems with empathy. All entrepreneurial leaders are good opportunistic problem solvers, says. He says entrepreneurial leaders are good risk managers, good at scenario planning, and prepare for eventualities and crises.