Enterpreneurship Reading Assignment 1. To read more about the history of leadership as well as familiarize yourself with leadership approaches and styles, please visit: A Framework for Addressing and

Enterpreneurship

Reading Assignment

1. To read more about the history of leadership as well as familiarize yourself with leadership approaches and styles, please visit: A Framework for Addressing and Measuring Entrepreneurship by Nadim Ahmad and Anders Hoffman –pages 1-12 only - available to download here.2. To read about the issues surrounding the developmental growth of an exemplary entrepreneur, please visit: http://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/7213/pg7213.htm - Please read the Introduction and the first two chapters of My Life and Work by Henry FordWhile reading please work closely with your Learning Journal and write down your thoughts and self-discoveries. Moreover, note in your Learning Journal the qualities exhibited by Henry Ford as well as your personal comments pertaining to entrepreneurship as a notion. How are you and your circumstances different and similar to Ford’s? What have you learned from his lessons?

Part 1

Please introduce yourself as an entrepreneur. Describe your field of interest and your product or service. If you are not sure about your entrepreneurship characteristics and areas for improvements, please do this week’s assignment first. A minimum of 150 words is required as your DF submission.

This question is based on this unit and your own reflections.  You are asked to introduce yourself as an entrepreneur. Imagine that you are featured in one of entrepreneur’s newspaper or magazine.  Write up your profile as an entrepreneur featured there.  You may insert your picture in your text if you wish to do so. It could be serious or funny. Preferably it should show you in any type of action related to what you do best.

Please substantiate your presentation—use examples and explain.  Also note that in your submission you must indicate at least one specific product (real or imagined) that you would like to develop during the duration of this course. You need to decide on what you would want to develop. Will it be a service? A product?

Please ensure that you describe your entrepreneurship qualities first as this will allow you to have a solid starting point and will afford you a bit more time to come up with the product line-if needed.  Should you want to change your product in the future units, you may do so after discussing it with your professor. This product will accompany you throughout this course so choose wisely. Should you choose to change the product (or service) in the future, you will have to explain the reason for the subsequent change and obtain your professor’s authorization.

Part 2 - test scores in the attached file.

2. comment on what made you decide to take the test you chose.

3. Answer the following three questions: what qualities do I need to develop to realize my potential as a successful Entrepreneur? How did I make my conclusions? How will I provide and accept feedback?

MINIMUM OF 250 WORDS IS REQUIRED

You may need to use these scores to introduce yourself as an entrepreneur-as indicated in your DF. The purpose is to be able to describe yourself as an entrepreneur, realize  if you are in agreement with the assessment, be cognizant  why (or why not) and have clarity  regarding what qualities you will be strengthening and what qualities you will be trying to develop throughout this course and why. You also want to start planning how you intend to develop needed entrepreneur characteristics. You will need to indicate how you can be of help to your peers to support them in their quest for developing entrepreneurship skills and provide feedback to others.

In this assignment you are expected to show a heightened awareness of your entrepreneurship qualities. One way to do it is to take tests and spend some time reflecting on the findings. Another is to ask for feedback. You are privileged and encouraged to do both.

Part 3

Comment on findings from your University of Pennsylvania survey results, your readings and your learnings and this unit. Show how you interpret your scores and what you learned. To help you out, the author of this workbook prepared the following list of entrepreneur characteristics. Please comment on each one (why or why not they are important for you as an entrepreneur) as well as add those that are missing prior to deciding which test to take.Do not forget to share what you learned during the course of this unit, including this exercise.

Attitude

Budgeting skills

Change

Character

Charisma

Commitment

Communication

Competence

Confidence

Courage

Creativity

Critical thinking

Discernment

Focus

Fiscal responsibility

Followership

Generosity

Humility

Initiative

Integrity

Leadership

Listening

Loyalty

Management

Motivation

Passion

Perseverance

Preparation

Problem Solving

Relationships

Responsibility

Risk-Taking

Self-esteem

Self-Discipline

Service

Teachability

Thinking

Vision

Other…………………………………………………….

Other……………………………………………………..