成功企业如是说 The ParentPreneur Edge

Most people think you can't be serious about your business and also be a good parent. Or, if you're a good parent, you have to let things slide at work. The truth is, says Julie Lenzer Kirk, there are more similarities between these two roles than there are differences. Working parents share the same experiences and develop comparable skills—skills that can be drawn upon to provide an advantage in any business.
Unfortunately, there's no entrance exam for becoming an entrepreneur, and no way to earn a degree in parenting. Most of us start businesses or become parents without all the skills or tools needed to succeed, but we do it anyway. By sharing compelling stories of dedicated parents who run successful businesses, The ParentPreneur Edge offers inspiring proof that common wisdom is wrong. You'll learn how the abilities and lessons learned in one facet of your life can easily be applied to the other.
Julie Lenzer Kirk, a successful entrepreneur and mother, offers the word "ParentPreneur" as a way to describe entrepreneurs who are also parents. In The ParentPreneur Edge, she provides a proven, winning formula for everyone who's looking to embark on their own business adventure—or take their existing business to the next level—while still making time to balance a family life.
Julie has found five key traits that give parents an edge in their careers, whether they are running their own business or working in a larger organization: resourcefulness, perseverance, patience, passion, and vision. An expert who developed a multimillion-dollar business while raising her young children, she includes a wealth of practical advice on launching, growing, and running an entrepreneurial business.
The ultimate similarity between parenting and entrepreneurial leadership, this book reveals, is that you are building a legacy. As parents, we want to raise children who are happy, responsible citizens. As entrepreneurs, many of us create companies that we hope will make a contribution to our customers, our employees, and our community. We want to make a positive impact on the world, or at least our corner of it. The ParentPreneur Edge will show you how.

作者简介：
Julie Lenzer Kirk is an award-winning entrepreneur who is passionate about empowering others into entrepreneurship. She is a business owner, mentor, author, international speaker, community volunteer, and mother of two. Julie founded her first company, a software and services firm called Applied Creative Technologies, Inc. (ACT), when her children were young, and grew her business to multimillions in revenues. After cashing out and selling ACT's software to a business partner, she now teaches entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and runs another business, Path Forward International. Through this new venture, she offers workshops, consulting, and keynotes to give entrepreneurial companies and individuals a "Boot in the Butt" to launch new ideas, grow existing ventures, find their work/life balance, and fine-tune their leadership skills. You can subscribe to Julie's monthly Boot in the Butt newsletter through her Web site at www.JulieLenzerKirk.com.

Foreword
Chapter 1 Running a Business Is Like Raising
a Child
My Third Child
Embracing the Parallels
Business or Parenting?
Embracing the Edge
The Personal Side
Chapter 2 Preparing for Entrepreneurship
Introduction
Deciding to Take the Plunge
Thinking About the Future
Keeping It Simple
Having a Financial Plan
Redefining Control
Resources for Writing a Business Plan
Other Resources for Starting a Business
Chapter 3 Launching
Introduction
Forgetting the Pain
Keeping Names in Perspective
Passion Is Required
Becoming Bonded
Sleep Is a Luxury
Maintaining Perspective
Additional Resources
Chapter 4 The Early Years
Introduction
Choosing Laughter over Tears
Learning "On the Job"
Wearing Many Hats
Teaching Your Baby to Feed Herself
Never Wake a Sleeping Baby
Spit (up) Happens
Persuading Creatively
Waiting for Delayed Gratification
Surviving the Terrible Twos
Embracing "No" as Good
Additional Resources for The Early Years
Chapter 5 Ramping Up: A Time to Learn
Introduction
Following Through
Disciplining in Anger
Refusing to See the Truth
Earning Respect
Chapter 6 Growing Pains
Chapter 7 Emerging Independence
Chapter 8 Exercising Your Exit
Chapter 9 Having it All—Myth or Reality?
Chapter 10 The Edge
Index