Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Practical Guide to Generating New Business

by Angelo Mastrangelo

Overview

Real-life examples from the author's experience illuminate a step-by-step plan that can help entrepreneurial leaders achieve their goals.

Entrepreneurial leaders are in need of a practical compass, and this book gives them just that. Combining principles of leadership and entrepreneurship, the guide covers basic concepts and pertinent issues for leaders at all levels and does so in a manner that is at once lively, relevant, and entertaining. Drawing on the best thinking from both business and academia, the book irrefutably demonstrates the connection between skilled leadership and organizational effectiveness and performance.

Readers are provided with two easy-to-follow models that are applicable to all types of organizations. The Opportunity Model (Part I) shows exactly how to identify business-generating opportunities, while the Enduring Leadership Model (Part II) outlines the author's unique leadership principles, what he calls "Personal" and "Professional" Leadership. Used together, these two models give today's entrepreneurial leaders the real-life tools they need to succeed. To illustrate what works—and what doesn't—the author takes readers inside the highly volatile beverage industry and shares his greatest successes and failures running Adirondack Beverages, a company that still thrives today based on principles instilled more than 20 years ago.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440835544
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/12/2015
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Angelo Mastrangelo, PhD, is professor of leadership and entrepreneurship at Binghamton University in Binghamton, NY.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Prologue
Part I The Opportunity Model
Introduction to the Opportunity Model
1 Finding a Commercially Viable Problem
2 Establishing a Comparative and Competitive Advantage
3 Making Your Product or Service Sustainable
4 Keeping Your Product or Service Profitable
5 Eight Tips for Effective Team Building
Part II The Enduring Leadership Model
6 Built to Last: The Enduring Leadership Model
7 Professional Leadership: Purpose, Process, Coordination, and Planning
8 Personal Leadership: Expertise, Trust, Caring, Sharing, and Morality
9 Moral Leadership: Dignity, Respect, Fairness, and Morale
Part III Entrepreneurial Leadership in Nonprofits and Government
10 Entrepreneurial Leadership in a Nonprofit Setting
11 Entrepreneurial Leadership in Government
12 Seven Deadly Leadership Diseases
Part IV Enduring Relationships
13 Relationships That Taught Me to Believe in Myself
14 Relationships That Taught Me How to Lead a Business
15 Relationships That Taught Me about Life
Conclusion
Appendixes
A: The Pursuit of Excellence
B: The Adirondack Way: How Can We Make It Better?
C: The Enduring Leadership Questionnaire
Notes
Bibliography
Index

What People are Saying About This

"There are few books that come along with the ability to radically change how one approaches their personal and professional life. The book you hold in your hands will turn your entrepreneurial aspirations into a successful reality while building your skills to be an effective leader who gets things done."

Jeff Hoffman

"This book combines the best of personal and professional development in an effective but surprisingly easy-to-implement model. Readers will find powerful tools to help them create new opportunities and maximize their leadership skills."

Arel Moodie

"There are few books that come along with the ability to radically change how one approaches their personal and professional life. The book you hold in your hands will turn your entrepreneurial aspirations into a successful reality while building your skills to be an effective leader who gets things done."