Enterprising People

Characteristics and Contributions

"Big Wins Require Big Risks" - Bill Gates

What is an enterprising person?

Enterprising People – are people who demonstrate many of the characteristics of entrepreneurs. They can make things happen. They may pursue their visions as intrapreneurs, or they may try to accomplish their goals in their spare time. Many enterprising people are agents of social change.

They respond to needs and wants in order to improve the lives of others or to contribute to the community.

Enterprising People

What is intrapreneurship?

Intrapreneurs – people who are entrepreneurial or enterprising within a corporation or organization.

Intrapreneurship

Terry Fox – Ran for Cancer Awareness June Callwood – Home for Abused Women Herb Carnegie – Future Aces Rick Hansen – World Motion Tour for

Handicapped Arthur Fry – 3M post-it Lee Iacocca – Chrysler mini van Sarah McLachlan – Lilith Fair Tour Peter Dalglish – Street Kids International

Examples of Enterprising People

Terry Fox

Terry Fox set out to raise money for cancer research by running across Canada. He single handedly raised close to $24 million with his Marathon of Hope. What characteristics did Terry exhibit? (600 Million to date)

Examples of Enterprising People

June Callwood

June Callwood was a Canadian journalist, author, and social activist. She has founded many youth hostels and women’s shelter’s in Toronto and the GTA. What characteristics did June exhibit?

Examples of Enterprising People

Arthur Fry

Arthur Fry was a US scientist and inventor. While working at 3M he created the post-it-note in 1974 and it was released to the general market in 1980. They are now sold in over 100 countries. What characteristics did Arthur exhibit?

Examples of Enterprising People

Rick Hansen

Rick Hansen was born on August 26, 1957. At age 15 he was in a fatal car crash and suffered a spinal cord injury. He began the Man in Motion tour on March 21, 1985. The purpose of the tour was to raise funds for spinal cord research. He logged over 40,000km through 34 countries (4 continents) and raised $26 million dollars.

Examples of Enterprising People

Strong-Willed Status-Conscious Ambitious Competitive Sociable Talkative Witty Argumentative Adventurous

Characteristics of Enterprising People

“Lets Talk”: name some of your own

enterprising skills For skills, think of school, sports teams, extra-

curricular hobbies, part-time jobs, etc.

Your Enterprising Skills

Money Some wish to work in large corporations with lots of

chances for advancement

Security Some choose to work in a sector where there is

little chance for job loss if you perform well

Meaningful Work Some really want to help others, or make a

difference

Learning New Skills Some wish to better themselves within an

organization

What Motivates Enterprising People

Profit sharing West Jet, Wood Motors

Team concept Toyota Assembly plant

Suggestion box e.g., High Schools, General Motors, Honda e.g., 3M – creative groups for new ideas

Stock purchase plan e.g., Canadian Tire

Pay for courses employees take to upgrade skills

Encourage Professional Development Innovative and fun work environment

Ways a Corporation can Encourage Employees to be Enterprising People

Provide support for enterprising people Evaluate ideas Reward efforts and results Provide freedom from constraints (flex

hours) Encourage passion and commitment Share power Reward commitment and innovation Build teams and collaborative problem

solving Lead by example Celebrate achievement Recognize efforts Establish a system to accept ideas and

invest in idea generation

Wide choice of careers and jobs Enthusiasm Energy Ability to accomplish tasks Ability to work for a company or open their

own business Leading groups, committees, or

organizations Supervising others

Personal Benefits of Being an Enterprising

Person

“Lets talk” name ways that you have been

enterprising, and ways that you can be enterprising

Think about school, jobs, community, friends, etc.

Ways To Be Enterprising

Get involved in your school

clubs - teams -student council -yearbook school newspaper - spirit days -helping others start a club -start a band - fund raising

Get involved in your community volunteer - contribute - help a senior listen for problems there may be an opportunity look for ways to do things better create your own summer job talk to local entrepreneurs

Ways in which you can be Enterprising

Read pages 35-38 in your text Summarize this talk by answering the

question “Why are enterprising employees critical to companies, small business and corporations today?”

In what ways can I be an enterprising person in my school or community?

Independent Work