Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership edX - online learning platform

Overview

What you will learn in the Entrepreneurial Mindset and Leadership course from Babson College ‑ BabsonX

• The Entrepreneurial Thought and Action® methodology and how to apply it to opportunities of all kinds - both new ventures and innovation in existing organizations.
• Leadership and entrepreneurial skills needed to develop and implement social innovation initiatives, including strategic focus, engaging stakeholders, key measurements, and driving innovation to bring your organization to the next level.
• A toolkit of key concepts, competencies, and practices that will enable you to lead with your entrepreneurial mindset.
• Operational skills in risk management and common challenges related to starting a new business, and how to launch successfully.
• Specific behaviors for developing - and using - an entrepreneurial leadership mindset to motivate, mobilize and influence others as a positive change maker in an organization.

Job Outlook

• Entrepreneurship is rising. Two-thirds of 51 economies studied in both 2015 and 2016, showed entrepreneurship rates were stable or increasing.(Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Global Report)

• An entrepreneurial culture leads to job growth. Fifty-five percent of entrepreneurs worldwide expect to create at least one job in the next five years. (Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Global Report)

• More than two-thirds of all adults see entrepreneurship as a good career choice, and the same believe entrepreneurs are seen as high status.(Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Global Report)