The Resource Guide is created by Grace Liu and Gabriella Velazquez
Updated on Janurary 8, 2022
The courses selected can be audited for free and you can find the audit instructions for Coursera and Edx courses.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset | edX (Babson College)
What does it really mean to think entrepreneurially? The entrepreneurial process isn’t only for start-ups, it’s a comprehensive mindset that will teach you to identify, assess, shape, and act on opportunities in a variety of contexts, settings and organizations. In this entrepreneurship course, you will learn to implement the method of Entrepreneurial Thought & Action® (ET&A™) – which will give you a roadmap to create and add value for stakeholders and society.
Developing An Entrepreneurial Mindset: First Step Towards Success (Michigan State University)
To create a successful business it is not only about what you do (technical execution), it is also about how you think. This course provides learners with insights to reframe their thinking in order to maximize their chances for success. At the end of this course a learner will be able to: argue effectively against all of the reasons for not starting their business (or reaching some goal); operate effectively within the new framework or model for starting a business (or any new endeavor), thus increasing their chances for success; and make the initial business startup decisions of what type of business to start, and what type of business owner to be.
Entrepreneurial Mindset Training Course (Delaware Libraries)
Learn how to think (and act) like an entrepreneur! In this self-paced program, developed by the Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative, you will learn how to: Recognize opportunities that others overlook, Master the art of bootstrapping, Develop a success network, Identify and overcome the self-imposed limitations and Tap into a mindset that will inspire and empower.
Agile Mindset Introduction | edX (Rolls-Royce)
This is a brief introduction about what an agile mindset is , its values and understanding how you can use agile practices at your work. This also leads the way to take the next steps on continuing your agile journey.
Creative Problem Solving | Coursera (University of Minnesota)
This course deals directly with your ability for creativity which is a critical skill in any field. It focuses on divergent thinking, the ability to develop multiple ideas and concepts to solve problems. Through a series of creativity building exercises, short lectures, and readings, learners develop both an understanding of creativity and increase their own ability.
Built to Last: Jim Collins (NPR)
It's not an understatement to say that Jim Collins is one of the most influential business writers in modern history. Collins, however, thinks of himself more as a researcher than an author. Each of his books, which includes Good to Great, Built to Last, and his newest BE 2.0, requires five or six years of crunching data before the writing can begin. But what's even more remarkable about Collins is his own background, and how he built a career out of making unorthodox choices.
Jim Collins - Build Your Personal Flywheel
The Learning Leader Show With Ryan Hawk. Jim Collins is the author of Good to Great, the #1 bestseller, which examines why some companies make the leap and others don’t; and Great by Choice, which uncovers the leadership behaviors for thriving in chaos and uncertainty. His most recent publication is BE 2.0 (Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0), an ambitious upgrade of his very first book; it returns Jim to his original focus on small, entrepreneurial companies and honors his coauthor and mentor Bill Lazier.
Own Your Own Success (Stanford eCorner)
Kate Mitchell, managing director of Scale Venture Partners, demonstrates why an optimistic, but realistic mindset is a central key for successful entrepreneurs. Mitchell also challenges entrepreneurs to play an active role in civic life by actively telling their stories to affect policy at the national and international level.
Taking Risks and Breaking Barriers (Stanford eCorner)
An experienced tech exec, Shellye Archambeau serves on the boards of Verizon and Nordstrom as well as several other companies. She is the former CEO of MetricStream, a Silicon Valley-based governance, risk, and compliance software company that, during her tenure, grew from a fledgling startup into a global market leader. Anticipating the launch of her first book, Unapologetically Ambitious: Take Risks, Break Barriers and Create Success on Your Own Terms (2020), she speaks with Stanford professor Tina Seelig about how to advocate for oneself, find mentors and sponsors, beat imposter syndrome, and build an impactful career.
Focus on Forward Momentum (Stanford eCorner)
Emily Melton, partner at the venture capital firm Threshold (formerly DFJ), shares her experience growing from a humanities student to tech investor. Melton shares advice for how to sustain startup momentum, navigate uncertainty and forge the honest, supportive relationships that lead to success.
Double Down: Bet on Yourself and Succeed on Your Terms (Talks at Google)
During their Talk they discuss how to turn fear into fuel, get ahead for who you are, not held back for who you aren’t and build a tight tribe of friends who will have your back. They share stories, strategies, tips and tactics on how to identify your unique superpowers, locate your white space (where superpowers meet opportunity), and play the long game by planning well, aiming high, and going far.
Sharpen Your Business Skills: A Conversation for Scientists and Engineers (Stanford eCornel)
Are you a seasoned scientist, engineer, or technologist with an innovative solution? Do you have what it takes to develop that idea into a business? Join this webinar to gain a better understanding of core business issues and begin to develop the skills to manage entrepreneurial challenges. You’ll discover strategies to engage in meaningful business conversations and be better prepared to make the leap to a management role within a startup or existing organization.
How to Adapt and Flow (Stanford eCorner)
At age 26, Chip Conley founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality and grew the company into the second largest boutique hotel brand in the United States. After he sold the business, he accepted a strategy role at Airbnb, and his interactions with a predominantly millennial workforce led him to found the Modern Elder Academy, a “midlife wisdom school” in Baja that encourages individuals with a lifetime of experience to carve a purposeful path through the modern workplace. Here, he shares the insights that have allowed him to flourish while shifting roles and accommodating to cultural change.
The Presenter provided a few case scenarios of how an organization willing to embrace an agile mindset can deliver results in “half the time” and at “half the cost”.
The Courage to Begin (Stanford eCorner)
Drawing on her experience launching and leading health companies like CardioDx and ParAllele, Melinda Thomas co-founded Octave Bioscience in 2014. Octave is developing a care management platform for neurodegenerative diseases, starting with multiple sclerosis, and aims to improve patient management decisions and create better outcomes while also lowering costs. In this talk, Thomas offers strategies for building deep, skills-driven entrepreneurial confidence.
The Power of Experiments: Drive Innovation & Opportunity During Times of Uncertainty with Stefan Thomke (The Science Of Success)
In this episode, we share the power of the experimental mindset. How can you use experiments to make better decisions and improve your life? What makes for good experiments? We share all this and more with our guest Stefan Thomke.
The Science of Success with Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson (Optimize Interview)
Dr. Heidi Grant Halvorson is a motivational psychologist, speaker, author of SUCCEED: How We Can Reach Our Goals, blogger for Huff Post, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, SmartBrief, and Psychology Today.
Subir Chowdhury Playlist for the Difference
Includes the talks about being personally accountable, making positive choices, being with a caring mindset, using the power of resolve.
You can search Harvard Business Review to learn more articles on this topic. You can also check if your university library has a subscription to the Business Source Complete database, which provides full-text access to Harvard Business Review articles, or use the library’s interlibrary loan service to access the article.
The Entrepreneurial Mindset (Openstax.org)
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset and describe what is meant by entrepreneurial spirit or passion.
Reprint: R0912E “How do I find innovative people for my organization? And how can I become more innovative myself?” These are questions that stump most senior executives, who know that the ability to innovate is the “secret sauce” of business success.
Bringing an Entrepreneurial Mindset to the World's Failing Systems (Harvard Business Review)
Click the link to find a Worldcat book record; enter a zipcode to check which library nearby has the book you can borrow. When the record is not available, a link to Amazon is provided.
Blank, Steven G. Holding a Cat by the Tail. 2014. Print.
Chowdhury, Subir. The Difference: When Good Enough Isn't Enough. 2017. Print.
Collins, James C, and Jerry I. Porras. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. New York, NY: Collins, 2009. Print.
Collins, Jim, And Morten T. Hansen. Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck-Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. New York: Harper Business/An imprint of Harper Collins publishers, 2011. Print.
Collins, James C, and William C. Lazier. Be [2.0]: Turning Your Business into an Enduring Great Company. 2020. Print.
Hansen, Morten T. Great at Work: How Top Performers Do Less, Work Better, and Achieve More. 2018. Print.
Lewrick, Michael, Jean-Paul Thommen, and Larry Leifer. The Design Thinking Life Playbook: Empower Yourself, Embrace Change, and Visualize a Joyful Life. 2020. Print.
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Jim Collins is a student and teacher of what makes great companies tick, and a Socratic advisor to leaders in the business and social sectors. Having invested more than a quarter century in rigorous research, he has authored or coauthored a series of books that have sold in total more than 10 million copies worldwide. They include Good to Great, the #1 bestseller, which examines why some companies make the leap and others don’t; the enduring classic Built to Last, which discovers why some companies remain visionary for generations; How the Mighty Fall, which delves into how once-great companies can self-destruct; and Great by Choice, which uncovers the leadership behaviors for thriving in chaos and uncertainty. Jim has also published two monographs that extend the ideas in his primary books: Good to Great and the Social Sectors and Turning the Flywheel.