Gergen / Vanourek Life Entrepreneurs

Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-118-04742-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: J-B Warren Bennis Series

"An inspirational and practical guide for anyone who wants toincorporate the dynamic skills of entrepreneurs into their ownlives and work.
A new generation of "life entrepreneurs" is emerging: people whoapply their vision, talents, creativity, and energy not only totheir work but to their entire lives, changing the world forthemselves and those around them. In this book, successfulentrepreneurs Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek draw onnumerous interviews with fifty-five leading entrepreneurs worldwideas well as the wisdom of multiple thought leaders to provide vividexamples, moving vignettes, concrete frameworks, and practicalstrategies for revving up our work and play through entrepreneurialleadership. This book starts by providing strategies forintegrating life, work, and purpose and ends by capturing theimplications of the current entrepreneurial boom for ourworkplaces, learning institutions, communities, and families.
Christopher Gergen (Washington, D.C.) is a founding partner ofNew Mountain Ventures, co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING,Adjunct Professor and Director of the Entrepreneurial LeadershipInitiative at Duke University, and a life-long entrepreneur,
Gregg Vanourek (Thornton, CO) is a founding partner of NewMountain Ventures, former CEO of Vanourek Consulting Solutions, andformer Senior Vice President of School Development for K12Inc."

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gergen, Christopher

Vanourek, Gregg

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword by Warren Bennis.
Introduction.
PART I: SURVEYING THE LANDSCAPE.
1. Understanding Life Entrepreneurship.
2. Life Entrepreneurs in Action.
3. Discovering Core Identity.
PART II: PREPARING FOR THE JOURNEY.
4. Awakening to Opportunity.
5. Envisioning the Future.
6. Developing Goals and Strategies.
PART III: BLAZING A TRAIL.
7. Building Healthy Support Systems.
8. Taking Action and Making a Difference.
9. Embracing Renewal and Reinvention.
Conclusion: Creating a New Future.
Appendix A: Life Entrepreneurship Primer.
Appendix B: Exercises and Helpful Resources.
Appendix C: List of Interviews.
Appendix D: Interview Methodology.
Notes.
The Authors.
Acknowledgments.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

The Authors
CHRISTOPHER GERGEN is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures and a lifelong entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chairman of SMARTHINKING, the leading provider of online tutoring in the U.S. He is also a visiting lecturer and director of the Entrepreneurial Leadership Initiative in the Hart Leadership Program at Duke University. Christopher lives with his wife and two children in Washington, D.C.
GREGG VANOUREK is a founding partner of New Mountain Ventures. Previously, he ran Vanourek Consulting Solutions and served as senior vice president of School Development for K12 Inc., and vice president for Programs at the Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. He is coauthor of Charter Schools in Action and lives with his wife and daughter in Denver, Colorado.