Next Generation Entrepreneurs by Robert B Dilts

Next Generation Entrepreneurs by Robert B Dilts

Next Generation Entrepreneurs is the first volume of the Success Factor Modeling series by renowned author and consultant Robert Dilts. Success Factor ModelingTM is a methodology whose purpose is to identify key characteristics and capabilities shared by successful entrepreneurs, teams and ventures. It then applies these to define specific processes and skills that can be used by others to greatly increase their chances of producing impact and achieving success. Next Generation Entrepreneurs presents models, tools, exercises, illustrations and case examples - of both world famous and everyday entrepreneurs - that will help you understand how to create your own Circle of Success and create a business aligned with your life purpose. Entrepreneurs are individuals who are willing to take personal, professional and financial responsibility and risk in order to pursue opportunity. The entrepreneurial spirit has been a driving force for social and economic growth and advancement throughout human history. In recent years, a new generation of entrepreneurs has emerged who are interested in much more than financial gain. Characterized by people like Steve Jobs, Richard Branson and Elon Musk, this new generation of entrepreneurs is also deeply committed to living their dreams and making a better world through their projects or ventures. By combining personal ambition with the desire for contribution, growth and fulfillment they have made game-changing and world-changing innovations that have transformed the way we live and do business. This book is for people who have a similar vision and are willing to make a conscious decision to become more passionate, purposeful and creative, and to learn to become a Next Generation Entrepreneur.

Since the late 1970s, Robert Dilts has built a global reputation as a prominent behavioral skills trainer and business consultant. Robert has given coaching, consulting, and training to a wide range of individuals and organizations throughout the world as a significant developer and specialist in the subject of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Robert invented the Success Factor ModelingTM ideas and approaches, and has written numerous books and articles on how to use them to improve leadership, creativity, communication, and team growth. He has given seminars and keynote addresses on coaching, leadership, organizational learning, and change management for The International Coaching Federation (ICF), HEC Paris, The United Nations, The European Forum for Quality Management, The World Health Organization, and The Milton H. Miller Foundation.

The Erickson Foundation, Harvard University, and the International University of Monaco are all members of the Erickson Foundation. Robert oversaw the development of Tools for Living, the behavior management component of Weight Watcher's International's present program, in 1997 and 1998. Robert spent more than fifteen years as an associate professor at the ISVOR Fiat School of Management, where he assisted in the development of programs in leadership, innovation, values, and systemic thinking. From 2001 until 2004, he was the chief scientist and Chairman of the Board of ISVOR DILTS Leadership Systems, a joint venture with ISVOR Fiat (the Fiat Group's corporate university) that provided significant organizations throughout the world with a variety of unique leadership development programs.

Robert was a co-founder of Dilts Strategy Group as well as the founder and CEO of Behavioral Engineering, a company that focused on learning methodologies and behavioral change in computer software and hardware. He is also a co-founder of the IAGC (International Association for Generative Change) alongside Dr. Stephen Gilligan. Robert graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a degree in behavioral technology.