我們一般對於某人創立了自己的事業的印象,是他必定是獨自而全神關注,無日無夜的工作者。
然而,多數的新事業是在既有企業內衍生開創的。但是,多數在從事於企業內開創新事業的人員,並非具有高度關注、具有創業精神的;他們通常只是一群非常聰明的專業經理人。
這種以不夠關注的經理人的組合,對於新事業的發展,通常是很危險的。新事業需要有人非常關注、具有高度紀律、具有強烈要找出成功因素的企圖心。
因此,在你組合幾個人以兼職的方式來發展新事業之前,想想看在這個組合中,能否有一個人是全職負責的,他會將這個新事業的發展當成是他工作上的最高優先次序。即使在你的組織中,任命這樣全職的人的機會不高,你還是必須認知發展新事業必須有人對這項新發展高度關注。這樣的付出,會得到正面回報的。
Give full attention and support to units with growth potential
The general impression we have of someone who has set up his own business is that he must be a solitary, attentive, day-and-night worker.
However, most of the new start-ups are created within existing enterprises. However, most of the people who are engaged in innovative start-ups in enterprises are not highly concerned and entrepreneurial; they are usually just a group of very smart professional managers.
This combination of managers with insufficient attention is usually dangerous for the development of new businesses. New start-ups need to be highly concerned, highly disciplined, and intensely motivated to identify success factors.
So before you combine several people to develop a new career in a part-time way, think about whether there is one person in this group who is full-time responsible, and he will regard the development of this new career as his highest priority in his work. Even if the chances of appointing such a full-time person in your organization are not high, you still have to recognize that the development of a new undertaking requires a high degree of attention. Such efforts will be rewarded positively.

