Foundational Skills For Entrepreneurs
Do you recognise problems like these?
- feeling fear and uncertainty with all the changes ahead?
- getting people (colleagues, clients and stakeholders) along?
- struggling with all CSRD and other regulations?
- finding it difficult to satisfy several generations within one business?
- how to make the right long-term decisions?
- having a notion that you need to do something – but what?
- already on a path for impact and how to learn from others?
This is what we face:
- we live in an unpredictable / uncertain / unstable world
- we are trained and act mostly as professionals, acting less as humans
- we require different mindsets and skills which most of us has learned yet
- there is so much knowledge available — where to start?
- mental overload is an issue / and thus focus
- the key is not more knowledge but embodiment of knowledge is lacking — experienced knowledge = wisdom
What do we believe?
- entrepreneurs can be the sparks for successful transformation;
- practical education (like tools) and collective intelligence (‘experience sharing’) and embodiment of knowledge are the keys to create new knowledge, develop consciousness and learn new behavior;
- inner development is key for outer change.
sharing, caring, inspiration
What can you expect?
- small groups of open-minded entrepreneurs (‘circle’) — 8 to 12 pax
- fixed groups and ad-hoc groups sharing the same principles
- trust is the key
- regional (cities, provinces, countries) – using local languages
- sessions of 1 hour to half day — planned or ad-hoc
- meeting frequently in same group (monthly, bi-monthly, quarterly) – live and/or online
- confidential experience sharing around topics and issues
- focused on personal development and business development in an unpredictable world — not fixing problems or therapy
Success factors
for co-creating this entrepreneurs network
- mutual trust (undersigned collective intelligence principes)
- group of open-minded entrepreneurs — problems and solutions resonate
- Accountability (*)
- embodiment of personal development (head, heart and hands)
- open minded — humility, empathy (work to do)
- no sollicitation
IDG inner development goals
- global initiative for facilitating personal development for contributing to a abundant and just world
- 5 dimensions (being, thinking, relating, collaborating, acting)
- 23 qualities — practical, proven
- https://innerdevelopmentgoals.org/
IDG integration
- IDG is comprehensive and structured — we see it as a rich toolbox
- we work ‘use case’ based — based on specific situations in the life of an entrepreneur
- like “how to get my people along” or “how to keep my daily operations running smoothly when changing the company” or “how to lead this transition”
- strengthening the well-being of the entrepreneur enabling to act in his or her best possible way
Core values of the network
- positive open mindset
- forward energy
- mutually beneficial outcomes
First event – 14 Feb 2025
-> Facilitating Collective Intelligence (=use case, = real world challenge)
-> IDGs involved:
Dealing with unpredictability
- Communication skills: to be clear and precise and listen to the other
- Trust: required to take relationships to the next level of depth
- Mobilisation Skills: inspiring others to engage
Developing a clear ‘just’ cause
- Perspective skills: actively making use of other perspectives
- Long-term orientation and visioning: painting a clear picture of the future
Assembling the right people
- Connectedness: feeling part of something bigger than yourself
- Humilty: knowing where the I is helpful and where not
Working successfully together
- Communication skills: to be clear and precise and listen to the other
- Trust: required to take relationships to the next level of depth
- Mobilisation Skills: inspiring others to engage
Acting and experimenting to grow and renew
- Courage: to share vulnerable stories and insights
“We research, collect, and communicate science-based skills and qualities that help us to live purposeful, sustainable, and productive lives.”
Inner Development Goals
Outline of a session
- starting with sessions of two and a half hours
- welcome
- introduction and trust exercise
- introduction of ‘use case’ and IDG quality / qualities
- a brief 30 minute introduction of the topic (quality) by a professional
- 60 minute circle session
- recap
- close
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