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Don't just invest in ideas, invest in character building in entrepeneurs

Jef Ong 10 years ago • updated by Warren Leow 10 years ago • 4
Entrepreneurship is not just about taking risk. To build a sustainable business, the founder's character is tested in good times and bad times, leadership, patience, endurance, courage, confidence etc. The rise and fall is on the leader and government can put more resources in building good character leaders in the marketplace.
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MaGIC Team 10 years ago
We were just talking about this with the team tonight. How do you train people to be good leaders? How do you build character in the classroom? Any examples or ideas would be helpful. I don't know if hosting a "Tony Robbins" motivational talk would solve the problem... or maybe it would ;) 
IKargo Mgmt 10 years ago
Would grouping 5-10 startups together with a different mix of experience and skills help hone team work and character building?
Wong Wei Loon 10 years ago
You need to listen.Tony Robbins motivational talks (I never been there) is only as good as "god help those who help themselves".

I have ex-team mates who been to his talks. Nothing changed, at least for the startups. I often wonder, is leader born or nurture, maybe born to nurture or nurture to born? Well, all that matters is how you define your hardship is endure, along with your strength and calling to tell people to endure.
Warren Leow 10 years ago
  1. Entrepreneurs need to learn to work together rather than against each other
  2. Entrepreneurs ought to share constructively, rather than blindly criticise and rant
  3. Entrepreneurs should be taught humility goes a long way and helps in networking
  4. Entrepreneurs shouldn't syiok sendiri
  5. Entrepreneurs should have a calibrated sense of risk

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