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Entrepreneurs like juvenile delinquents??

patentandtrademarkpatentandtrademark subscriber Posts: 103
edited January 2009 in Marketing
Here is an interesting article clip about the entrepreneur`s psyche:

 

Research by HarvardBusinessSchool psychology professor emeritus Abraham Zaleznik has unveiled a darker side to the entrepreneur`s psyche.

 

"Entrepreneurs tend to have a singular weakness that allows them to do things without checking their conscience," Zaleznik said. "Juvenile delinquents act and then try to sort things out afterward. I think entrepreneurs have this tendency."

 

Another academic researcher on the topic, professor Kelly Shaver of the College of William & Mary, told Forbes magazine in 2002 that successful entrepreneurs "really don`t care as much" about what other people think. "They`re just happy to go ahead and do what they`re doing."

 

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife ... index.html
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    burtonridrburtonridr subscriber Posts: 2
    I dont see anything wrong with that either, fear of failure and the need to be accepted is what keep so many people from being great leaders or spawning new ideas. Just keep in line with the other sheep they say.
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    DavidJacksonDavidJackson subscriber Posts: 143 Silver Level Member
    Fear of failure and the need to be accepted is what keep so many people from being great leaders or spawning new ideas.
     
     
    Amen, brother!
     
    David Jackson
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    nevadasculnevadascul subscriber Posts: 3 Member
    Another study found that most successful entrepreneurs were considered bad employment risks  because they had a lengthly job histories.  These individuals also believed they could do the job better than their prior employers and did.nevadascul1/13/2009 11:37 AM
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