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must have the resilience to pick yourself up when you fail and to keep trying. ‘In larger organisations, you have to recognise that sometimes you will be pushing against the way things have always been done and the status quo. You have to be able to keep going when you feel like you’re that one voice in the wilderness. Reliance and persistence are really important for anyone wanting to get into either entrepreneurship or intrapreneurship.’ Hamilton Mann , Group Director, Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation, Thales ‘There are many skills that are needed when you want to be successful as an entrepreneur. One person will not have all of the skills that are needed to succeed. You will never have all the skills, mindsets and perspectives to see all the different aspects that are needed. That is why you need to see your project as a teamwork project. ‘Your first challenge is to be part of a good team: recruit a good team and be with the right people, but also be part of your ecosystem. People matter. It is not about the idea, sometimes people focus
on the need to come up with a great idea, and people get worried about having their idea stolen. But I
‘What recruiters are looking for are people with potential, that they can then develop’
have never seen an idea running by itself. There is always a team behind it and it is the team that make the difference, no matter what.’ Responsible management for
today and tomorrow Rita Monteiro , Head of Sustainability, Amazon Japan ‘Stakeholders around the world are realising that sustainability is a requirement and no longer an option. Being in a customer-obsessed company, as we like to call ourselves, we care about our customers and caring about our customers is caring about our planet. ‘My recommendation [to leaders who want to make a difference] would be to take the business skills that you have from a holistic business management perspective and apply it to the solutions we need for
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