Entrepreneurial mindset: A top demand skill for engineering leaders 💊
You’re a free subscriber of Lidr Pills 💊 | Newsletter. For the full experience, join Lidr Academy. — The new course that helps you become an effective Engineering Lead. Entrepreneurial mindset: A top demand skill for engineering leaders 💊The entrepreneurial mindset is a set of skills and attitudes that make all the difference. Develop it will help you become a unicorn in the tech industry.
Have you ever stopped to think about what makes entrepreneurs unique? What makes them leave a secure job, gamble everything to solve a problem they have identified in the society and never give up? Better yet, how can they stay focused, perform at the highest level, radiating optimism and attract the best talent, despite endless work days, debts or commitments, fierce competition and an uncertain environment? The entrepreneurial mindset is a set of skills and attitudes that make all the difference. — From passion to resilience to communication and problem-solving, entrepreneurs exhibit qualities that are highly desirable in any position in any organization. You will agree that successful leadership in tech requires much more than this entrepreneurial mindset — but having the mindset, attitude, business knowledge, and vision will make a HUGE difference from the first contact. In this LIDR Pill #30, I'll describe what the entrepreneurial mindset is for me, what it stands for, how to develop it, plus some extra tips you can use to stand out as an engineering lead (or any other IC role). The entrepreneurial mindsetFor me, it means behaving like a founder/CEO — whether you are a junior developer or the CTO. It is an attitude towards work, regardless of where you are in the organization. It means feeling the company's ownership and doing everything in the business' best interest. It means thinking about the customer and the problem the company is trying to solve. It's an attitude that only brings great things. As a serial entrepreneur, and now trying to help others to grow as leaders, I tried to dissect the different aspects of the mindset by asking: what do you need to launch a company successfully? For that, I’ve identified 4 pillars, 4 skills that differentiate successful entrepreneurs: OwnershipEntrepreneurs are responsible and accountable for everything that happens, and they do whatever it takes to succeed. They risk their income, risk their own money for a dream. You own each project, feel it as yours, involving other skills as:
Self-guidanceAn entrepreneur starts from 0, a blank page. She doesn’t find a guide there, no processes, no tools, no documents, no clients or sales, there is NOTHING. She creates the path. She has her own inner compass that guides her. In fact, it is that compass that takes her off the beaten path against her comfort. Self-guidance involves other high-desirable skills as:
InnovationOnce entrepreneurs have the path, they have to create everything from scratch, everything comes out of their heads. Not only the product but also the entire structure that a company requires to operate, from people and skills to HOW they all operate: the culture!
CommunicationEntrepreneurs require others to fulfil their dream. — From a team that helps them co-create and sell the product, investors who finance the activity, customers who buy… They need highly developed communication skills to be able to adapt to all these environments and reach their main goals. Skills that make you a great communicator:
Successfully leading tech teams requires much more than this entrepreneurial mindset, but having this mindset will make the difference from the first contact, and it all evolves at all leadership levels. At the end, developing this key mindset will help you become a unicorn in the industry! 🦄 CTOs are often connected to the business, speak the language, communicate effectively and make decisions from a business point of view… From the interviews, CTOs are expected to have some experience to fully own the vision from a technical point of view, lead their teams autonomously, motivate team members, be an example of a high-performing individual for their teams, etc. The problem is further down the ladder. Managers, team leaders, and developers often don't have enough exposure to the business and don't make decisions with the business in mind, leading to poor performance... Subscribe to LIDR Pills for Engineering Leaders 💊 to read the rest.Become a paying subscriber of LIDR Pills for Engineering Leaders 💊 to get access to this post and other subscriber-only content. A subscription gets you:
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