Entrepreneurial skills − Lawrence Zammit

We have often heard employers complaining that persons joining the labour market with any level of education lack a number of soft skills, one of which is thinking skills.

The level of education of the individual does not seem to have any effect on one’s ability to think critically. I have covered this topic some weeks ago. Persons who eventually take on a more senior role seem to lack another skill to which CEOs tend to attach importance. This is entrepreneurial skills.

One may feel that entrepreneurial skills are for entrepreneurs and not for employed managers, even those at a senior level. An entrepreneur is someone who, through his or her skills and passion, creates a business and is willing to take full accountability for its success or failure.

The role of an employed leader is not seen to be this, as he or she may need to ask for approval to make certain changes in the company’s processes, product design or just about any innovation one needs to implement. However, the pace of change in the external environment is making it necessary for employed leaders to utilise their skill, passion and innovation to manage or create something useful for someone else’s business... with...