{"id":17579,"date":"2019-01-23T19:30:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/?p=17579"},"modified":"2019-01-23T19:30:19","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T16:30:19","slug":"five-ways-to-become-entrepreneurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/five-ways-to-become-entrepreneurs\/","title":{"rendered":"Five ways to become an entrepreneur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.entrepreneur.com\/content\/3x2\/2000\/5-ways-train-great-leader1.jpg?width=700&amp;crop=2:1\" alt=\"\u00d9\u0086\u00d8\u00aa\u00d9\u008a\u00d8\u00ac\u00d8\u00a9 \u00d8\u00a8\u00d8\u00ad\u00d8\u00ab \u00d8\u00a7\u00d9\u0084\u00d8\u00b5\u00d9\u0088\u00d8\u00b1 \u00d8\u00b9\u00d9\u0086 \u00e2\u0080\u00aaFive ways to become entrepreneurs\u00e2\u0080\u00ac\u00e2\u0080\u008f\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>\u064a\u0636\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u062d\u062f <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/great-leaders\/\">Exceptional leaders<\/a> enable everyone on their team to deliver their best results every day, especially in multicultural markets <\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><em>such as the United Arab Emirates.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Becoming a leader is very different from being an \u201cexceptional\u201d leader. As an entrepreneur, at some point your great idea and strategic vision won\u2019t be enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">if your team isn\u2019t inspired and willing to follow you. This is the common \u201ctrap\u201d over time, especially for entrepreneurs who consider <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Leadership skills are a given.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Exceptional leadership depends on the ability to set goals and guide a team\u2019s performance, reflecting a clear understanding of the organization\u2019s internal and external environments. Of course, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Any outstanding leader must always be ready to adapt to change in any direction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Here are five tips to help you do that:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Know Yourself (and Communicate Your Value Proposition)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Are you aware of your strengths and weaknesses from both your own perspective and that of others? Empathy, curiosity, and integrity are all traits shared by outstanding leaders <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Assessing yourself across these personal dimensions and then working to address your weaknesses is an essential part of the journey <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/20-capsules-in-the-art-of-leadership\/\">\u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0627\u062f\u0629.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Relationships: Discover What Matters<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">An outstanding leader ensures that everyone on their team can do their best work every day. When a leader discovers what team members care about, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">It becomes easier to design work tasks that personally connect employees to the organization\u2019s work. This requires strong cultural and emotional intelligence, which is especially important in <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">shared cultural markets such as the United Arab Emirates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Keep things clear within the team<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Clearly defining roles and keeping them clear is an essential skill that brings any successful team together. Understanding and being able to identify each team member\u2019s core strengths and the role <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">they play provides clarity: everyone knows who is responsible for what and how each task is completed. This helps you avoid <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">the risk of conflict and overlapping responsibilities, which can later lead to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/nine-steps-to-increase-flow-and-productivity-in-your-business\/\"> increase productivity<\/a> at every level. This can be a challenge for entrepreneurs who <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">They need to shift from \u201cdoing everything\u201d to delegating tasks to others.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Think holistically and strategically<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Successful leadership means being able to steer the team\u2019s day-to-day work toward the bigger picture. It also involves developing the ability to communicate<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> the vision in a way that balances immediate needs with future challenges and opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 28px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif; color: #00ccff;\"><strong>Be open and ready for change<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">The world is constantly changing and unpredictable. In the age of big data, leaders need to make decisions, implement and test new practices, and adapt as <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">results emerge\u2014and we can\u2019t let perfection be the enemy of good! Flexibility is an essential skill at every level of the organization.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">In practical terms, an effective leadership planning process for you and your team can help you put the advice above into action. It\u2019s essential to create a \u201cplan <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">leadership,\u201d which you can revisit and update at regular, predefined intervals. There\u2019s no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d model, but in my experience,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> a successful plan should include several elements:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">To get started, based on past performance and future responsibilities, what are the key personal areas for growth and development? These may include goals <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">and personal and professional aspirations for you, your business, and your team members.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Once you\u2019ve identified these, you can move on to defining goals and aspirations as they relate to you and the company\u2019s other future leaders:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-\u0627\u0644\u0627\u0647\u062f\u0627\u0641:<\/span> What are you trying to achieve?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">- Achieving the Goals:<\/span> How do you plan to achieve each goal individually?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-\u0627\u0644\u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642<\/span>: Who is on your team, and what contributions are needed to support the achievement of each goal individually? How can you make better use of your existing teams?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"> What changes do you need to make in terms of acquiring new talent?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">-\u0627\u0644\u0648\u0633\u0627\u0626\u0644:<\/span>\u00a0\u0647\u0644 \u0644\u062f\u064a\u0643 \u0623\u062f\u0644\u0629 \u0643\u0645\u064a\u0629 \u0648\u062a\u0641\u0627\u0635\u064a\u0644 \u0643\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0639\u0645\u0651\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0645\u0637\u0644\u0648\u0628 \u0644\u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0643\u0644 \u0647\u062f\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u062f\u0647\u061f \u0625\u0630\u0627 \u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0643\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0645\u0631 \u0643\u0630\u0644\u0643\u060c \u0641\u0645\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0630\u064a \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0642\u064a\u0627\u0645 \u0628\u0647 \u0644\u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0630\u0644\u0643\u061f<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">- Timeline:<\/span>\u00a0\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0644\u062c\u062f\u0648\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0632\u0645\u0646\u064a \u0627\u0644\u062e\u0627\u0635 \u0628\u0643 \u0644\u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0643\u0644 \u0647\u062f\u0641 \u0639\u0644\u0649 \u062d\u062f\u0647\u061f \u0647\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633\u064a\u0629 \u0645\u062a\u0635\u0644\u0629 \u0648\u0645\u062d\u062f\u062f\u0629 \u0628\u0648\u0636\u0648\u062d\u061f<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Furthermore, it\u2019s essential to have complete clarity about your leadership skills. Engage in a process where every team member is reviewed regularly. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">First, this will help you gain a deeper understanding of how others see you as a leader, clarify your areas of strength, and, most importantly, highlight opportunities for growth. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Second, as your team grows alongside your company, you\u2019ll develop the leaders you\u2019ll need in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">Last but not least, people follow inspiring leaders. Make it a daily practice to ask yourself: \u201cWhat can I do to ensure that my followers, each in their assigned role, <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-family: 'comic sans ms', sans-serif;\">succeed in carrying out the responsibilities I\u2019ve entrusted to them?\u201d<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u064a\u0636\u0645\u0646 \u0623\u062d\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u062f\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u062a\u0645\u064a\u0632\u064a\u0646 \u0623\u0646 \u064a\u062a\u0645\u0643\u0646 \u0643\u0644 \u0641\u0631\u062f \u0641\u064a \u0641\u0631\u064a\u0642\u0647 \u0645\u0646 \u062a\u062d\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0623\u0641\u0636\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u062a\u0627\u0626\u062c \u0643\u0644 \u064a\u0648\u0645\u060c \u0644\u0627 \u0633\u064a\u0645\u0627 \u0641\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0633\u0648\u0627\u0642 \u0627\u0644\u062b\u0642\u0627\u0641\u064a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0634\u062a\u0631\u0643\u0629\u060c \u0645\u062b\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0627\u062a \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":17602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_ibtdi_aa_focus_keyword":"","_ibtdi_aa_secondary_keywords":"","_ibtdi_aa_audience":"","_ibtdi_aa_tone":"","_ibtdi_aa_summary":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_name":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_bio":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewer_url":"","_ibtdi_aa_reviewed_date":"","_ibtdi_aa_service_id":"","_ibtdi_aa_related_ids":"","_ibtdi_aa_human_reviewed":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable":"","_ibtdi_aa_disable_links":"","_ibtdi_aa_sources":"","_ibtdi_aa_update_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[491],"tags":[18154,1878,18155,4560,2254,4007],"class_list":["post-17579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-491","tag-18154","tag-1878","tag-18155","tag-4560","tag-2254","tag-4007"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17579"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17579\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibtdi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}