企業家的人格特質
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【文／寂天文化】2012/03/31
Survey results from a recent business publication reveal a portrait of the typical successful American entrepreneur.
Family:Typically from a family that cherishes its ethnic identity even as it celebrates its American nationality. A language other than English is often spoken at home, and many times the family is in the U.S. for two generations or fewer.
Education:While education may be a family virtue, it's typically less prized by the entrepreneur. Most don't have advanced degrees—many don't even have a B.A.
Leadership:Not as important as you might think. While natural leaders may do well in corporate ranks, they are less well represented in the ranks of entrepreneurs. In fact, one skill of an entrepreneur may be the ability to delegate management to those with innate leadership ability.
Failure:While working 18-hour days is often a requisite for entrepreneurs, even more important is courage. Stories of all the great entrepreneurs indicate the importance of taking risks to achieve success. What is less well-known are the multiple failures that occur for every success. In fact, according to many respondents, failure itself is a requirement for success. As one founder of a successful technology company once said, “Having failures on your resume isn't a source of shame. It's your experience, proof that you've been in the trenches, learned the hard lessons. If you've never failed, how do you know what you're doing to achieve success?”
最近一家企業刊物出版的調查結果，顯示成功的美國企業家有幾項典型的人格特質。
家庭背景：通常企業家的家庭都很重視種族認同，甚至會以美國人的身分自豪。在家會說英文之外的母語，而家庭多半是祖父母或父母那代才定居美國。
教育程度：縱然教育可能被視為一種家庭美德，但企業家卻不這麼認同。他們不追求高等學歷，有些甚至沒拿到學士學位。
領導能力：領導能力對企業家來說沒有你認為的那麼重要。天生的領導者或許是企業能手，卻未必能扮演好「企業家」一角。事實上，企業家的一項能力，在於懂得把管理委派給具有領導能力的人才。
面對失敗：一天工作18小時是企業家的必備條件，但更重要的是必須要有「膽識」。所有企業家的故事，都強調他們勇於冒險以獲成功，卻鮮少提及成功背後的無數次失敗。實際上，許多答案指出失敗才是成功的必要條件。根據一家成功科技公司的創立者所說：「把失敗填入你人生的履歷表不是恥辱，它代表你的經驗，是你曾經奮鬥作戰、學習教訓的證明。如果你不曾失敗，你將不會知道如何獲得成功。」
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