Comments on: Getting Employees to Think Like Entrepreneurs http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/getting-employees-to-think-like-entrepreneurs/ By Mitchell York Mon, 15 Dec 2008 05:16:03 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mitch York http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/getting-employees-to-think-like-entrepreneurs/#comment-265 Mitch York Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:31:53 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-265 Matt, thanks for the comment. One of the reasons I work for myself now is that I found corporate America largely lacking on the "charity" aspect you describe! Matt, thanks for the comment. One of the reasons I work for myself now is that I found corporate America largely lacking on the “charity” aspect you describe!

]]> By: Matt Carolan http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/getting-employees-to-think-like-entrepreneurs/#comment-264 Matt Carolan Fri, 31 Oct 2008 14:43:55 +0000 http://e2ecoaching.wordpress.com/?p=185#comment-264 How very true. I have experienced an abundance of training programs in my career. Many excellent. But is most sorely lacking in industry is emotional intelligence. That ability, as you say, to "read" the employees. You have to be able to look people in the face. One of the big problems with fostering entrepreneurial thinking in a "virtual" team separated by geography. I have been thinking about this issue a lot lately, working for a large globally dispersed organization. One other component of that emotional intelligence is the "principle of charity." If you can't interpret the statements of your employees in a way that maximizes agreement between you, if you jump on verbal missteps or inaccuracies, you are undermining trust. I have found this principle to be critical to management and team interactions. How very true. I have experienced an abundance of training programs in my career. Many excellent. But is most sorely lacking in industry is emotional intelligence. That ability, as you say, to “read” the employees. You have to be able to look people in the face. One of the big problems with fostering entrepreneurial thinking in a “virtual” team separated by geography. I have been thinking about this issue a lot lately, working for a large globally dispersed organization.

One other component of that emotional intelligence is the “principle of charity.” If you can’t interpret the statements of your employees in a way that maximizes agreement between you, if you jump on verbal missteps or inaccuracies, you are undermining trust. I have found this principle to be critical to management and team interactions.

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