Lead Like an Entrepreneur: Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive within the Corporation (McGraw-Hill, 2007)
In his last book, “Lead Like and Entrepreneur: Keeping the Entrepreneurial Spirit Alive within the Corporation” (McGraw-Hill, 2007), Dr. Thornberry reveals how established organizations can rekindle their entrepreneurial spirit by teaching their managers how to think and lead in more entrepreneurially focused ways.
This book was the first to clearly identify a different set of leadership competencies that focus on value creation as part of the every manager’s job and demonstrated how just a small number of entrepreneurial leaders can create a substantial competitive advantage to their organizations. The book helps readers to better
• Integrate leadership and management within an
entrepreneurial framework
• Identify significant new high growth business opportunities
• Focus human energy on value-creating activities
• Identify and develop four types of entrepreneurial leaders- explorers, miners, accelerators, and integrators