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Entrepreneurial Trait

Joseph Handley / 20-March-2021

Entrepreneurial Trait

Polycentric Leadership exhibits a bold entrepreneurial spirit.

Self-governance and freedom are crucial for local teams to operate effectively. ENTREPRENEURIAL FREEDOM engenders effective leadership. This is especially true for successful startups that thrive in a culture of risk-taking, entrepreneurship, experimentation, and innovation. Freedom means independence from overarching structures in terms of decision-making and agenda-setting. This includes teams’ freedom to structure on their own accord and around the more entrepreneurial aspects of leadership.

Example

Mike Duke, former CEO of Walmart, was noted for this, even within a large corporation like Walmart.

“Mike Duke empowers people. He gives them authority to make decisions and one-on-one time to share their ideas.”[v] And, “A lot of autonomy is provided to various associates and they are encouraged to speak their mind.”

How can I grow as an entrepreneurial, polycentric leader?

Freedom

Key to leading in this transnational and multi-ethnic business environment is fostering a free, entrepreneurial spirit.[vii] Do you foster this creative spirit in your life and leadership? 

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Joseph W. Handley, Jr., Ph.D. (@jwhandley) is the president of Asian Access. Previously, he was the founding director of Azusa Pacific University’s Office of World Mission and lead mission pastor at Rolling Hills Covenant Church. He also serves on the International Orality Network leadership team and on the advisory teams for the Nozomi Project, BiblicalTraining.org, and DualReach as well as the board for ReIgnite Hope.

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    Anonymous case study In 2017 our organization decided to go from a single International Director to an International Director team. There [more…]
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    Our Roots OC International Inc. (formerly known as Overseas Crusades) was founded in 1952 as an American non-profit mission. OC has been on [more…]
  • Polycentric Leadership for Kingdom Movements (Part II)
    Joseph W. Handley, Jr. Published in Global Missiology, www.globalmissiology.org, April 2022 Abstract One of the simplest definitions for a [more…]

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Great Commission Research Journal – Review

10-September-2023 By Polycentric Leadership

Book Review Polycentric Leadership: Toward a New Theoretical Model for Global Leadership  Reviewed by Mark D. Wood, PhD, Director of …

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18-August-2023 By Polycentric Leadership

Leader’s Edge: Leadership MissioNexus Book Review • December 5, 2022 Polycentric Mission Leadership: Toward A New Theoretical Model …

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Book Review – Polycentric Mission Leadership, Mission Studies

14-May-2023 By Polycentric Leadership

Dr. Jason Tan The world is in disarray as it faces a poly-crisis from the pandemic, effects of climate change, the …

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