Types of entrepreneurial:
- Trailblazers: Trailblazers are very competitive, ambitious and goal-oriented-so much so that they tend to be aggressive and sometimes take a steamroller approach. They are restless and energetic, with a strong drive and a sense of urgency, regardless of the task at hand. They tend to have two speeds: fast and faster. Independent, persistent and decisive, they aren’t happy unless they are in charge. Trailblazers are logical, analytical, practical and realistic-they tend to base decisions on facts rather than feelings. They are calculated risk takers.
The trailblazers business strengths include the medical, technology, finance, legal and consulting fields. Trailblazers prefer being the driving force of a business.
- Go-getters: They have a higher-than-average level of both dominance and sociability and are very driven and independent. They are competitive, but your drive to succeed is sometimes tempered by your interest in and concern for others. Go-Getters represent the largest percentage of the founders. Their natural style lends itself to managing and leading both processes and people.
The go-getter’s business strengths could include doing well in retail, but may prefer being the outside rainmaker.
- Managers: They are dominant and independent. In their case, these two characteristics feed each other, so they can appear to be even more dominant or independent than they actually are. They are also very goal-oriented and can be quite analytical, focusing more on processes and outcomes than on people. They have a tendency to look at people as vehicles for helping them accomplish their goals. Consequently, they sometimes disregard or overlook the people part of the equation or unwittingly offend people with their straight forward style of communication.
The manager‘s business strengths are: Doing things on their own, as great behind-the scene leaders who love working with systems, concepts, ideas and technologies. They excel at competitive selling because they enjoy overcoming rejection and achieving goals despite obstacles.
- Motivators: They have a high level of sociability, an above-average level of dominance, and are both driven and independent. This also gives them the ability to work well under pressure and in autonomous situations. It also means that they will be a great consensus builder, a good collaborator and a driver of change. Just like the name suggests, they are the consummate motivator who does well working by, with and through others.
The motivator‘s business strengths: Retail can be their game-or any environment where people are a large part of the equation. They do well in almost any business that involves people, as long as it‘s a somewhat non-confrontational environment.