Finding the Sweet Spot
Subtitle: the natural entrepreneur's guide to responsible, sustainable, joyful work
By: Dave Pollard.
Publisher: Chelsea Green
Published: 2008
Place of publication: White River Junction, Vt
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781933392905
Subjects: Entrepreneurship
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An open letter to readers: becoming a model natural enterprise for others; title: To follow; title: Foreword by Dave Smith; title: Introduction: a better way to make a living; title: Now what are you going to do?; title: You're not alone; title: There is a better way; title: What's holding you back?; title: Do you have what it takes?; title: The six steps to natural entrepreneurship; title: A process and a collaboration, not just a book; title: Discovering what you were meant to do; title: Finding the sweet spot: where your gift, your passion and your; title: Purpose intersect; title: The sweet spot, and why it's so hard to find; title: Your gift: what you do uniquely well; title: Your passion: what you love doing; title: Your purpose: what's needed that you care about; title: Some real-life examples of gifts, passions, and purposes; title: Finding the right partners: discovering people whose skills; title: Complement your own; title: Seeking a shared purpose; title: The temptation to settle for less; title: How and where to look for partners; title: Case studies: briarpatch and mec; title: Finding and filling unmet human needs; title: Finding unmet needs to fill: conducting extraordinary research; title: Find a need and fill it; title: The research process; title: Case study: tall grass; title: Imagining and innovating solutions: offering something significantly; title: Different; title: The practice of imagining; title: The guiding principles of innovation; title: The innovation process; title: The land mines of innovation; title: Disruptive innovation: the natural entrepreneur's competitive; title: Advantage; title: Case studies: wl gore and interface carpets; title: Making it sustainable; title: The resilience of natural enterprise; title: What makes natural enterprises different; title: Six attributes of a resilient organization: improvisation, self-; title: Management, organic financing, viral marketing, measuring; title: Success differently, and staying small; title: The myths of entrepreneurship; title: Case studies: good energy and semco; title: Responsibility, collaboration, relationship, community: the power of; title: People; title: The power of responsibility, responsiveness, and reputation; title: The power of collaboration and cooperation; title: The power of relationships: partnership, networks, alliances, and; title: Reciprocity; title: The power of community; title: Why people would rather do business with a natural enterprise; title: Case study: south mountain; title: Once you've finished the book: next steps; title: Endnotes and resource guide.