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Hiring an Entrepreneurial Leader

By Timothy Butler — 2017

In this article Butler dives deep into the skills, mindset, and traits of entrepreneurs, explaining what the stereotypes about them often miss. For instance, they aren’t always more creative or in love with risk, but they are deeply inquisitive, open to new experiences, and comfortable with the unpredictable.

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Esteemed Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin Talks Leadership at MU

Focusing on past U.S. presidents, Goodwin highlights key traits of a successful leader. “Even though problems change over time,” Goodwin says, “there are indeed traits that are held inalterable by our most successful leaders.”

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Bennito L. Kelty
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Feeling Weighed Down by Regret? What Helps Me Let Go

If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.

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As Climate Worsens, Environmentalists Also Grapple with the Mental Toll of Activism

Today’s climate activists are driven by environmental worries that are increasingly more urgent, and which feel more personal.

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Stories of Rejection from 8 of the World’s Most Successful Entrepreneurs and Leaders

These innovators share how they learned from their setbacks.

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Nina Zipkin
2018
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How to Survive Being Laid Off

Being laid off can be a financial nightmare, but what isn’t talked about enough is the psychic toll it takes, and the decisions we make around work in the aftermath.

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Anupa Mistry
2019
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What Real Resilience Means for an Entrepreneur

Real resilience is our ability to absorb life’s challenges and transform them into something positive or productive through our improved attitude and action.

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Amy Anderson
2019
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4 Reasons Why Resilience Is an Entrepreneur’s Greatest Quality

Resilience: The ability to get up one more time than you fall down

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Gordon Tredgold
2017
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10 Proven Ways to Build Resilience as an Entrepreneur

10 members of Young Entrepreneur Council . . . discuss their tips for developing a “thicker skin” to handle adversity with grace.

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Do It Anyway!

It doesn't matter how long the road may seem. It doesn't matter how lonely the road may seem. If you have the ability to do it, then do it! Doing what comes natural eliminates the possibility of failure.

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Tony Gaskins Jr.
2014
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How Happy Are People at Work?

Results from the newest Greater Good quiz reveal where there's room for improvement in happiness at work.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2019
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