Reading Reflection Week #12

1) What was the biggest surprise for you in the reading? In other words, what did you read that stood out the most as different from your expectations? 

·         I did not come across anything that as surprising to me, nor something that stood out as different from my expectations. I will say that what did NOT surprise me was the Fab Four of innovative growth. As the textbook describes, they are in a class all their own.

2) Identify at least one part of the reading that was confusing to you.

·         Nothing was confusing to me, however, what I do know is that trying to transition from entrepreneurial to manager or vice versa is confusing! I know that the leadership/manager balance is extremely difficult to achieve, so it only stands to reason the critical entrepreneurial/manager balance must be just as difficult. This balance is one way these Fab Four have stood out from all the rest but have failed for lack of innovation.                                                                                                                                                              

3) If you were able to ask two questions to the author, what would you ask? Why?

1.    How could a company or a venture achieve the same level of success as the Fab Four? I would ask this question because it would be the secret to the same type of success.

2.    As a piggyback on the first question, I wonder if this type of success can be taught, or is it innate. I wonder because that same type of question – Are leaders made or born – has gone on for centuries.

4) Was there anything you think the author was wrong about? Where do you disagree with what she or he said? How?

·         Nothing the author explained in this textbook could be considered wrong in my opinion, as I do not know enough about Strategic Entrepreneurial Growth to critique his writings.