Are entrepreneurs naturally entrepreneurial leaders?

Entrepreneurship starts with you; Entrepreneurial leadership grows with others.

Jon founded his business 12 years ago. For the first 3 years, things were on the rise - steady growth, and a growing team.

When the team hit 5 people, everything stalled.

People came, people left. No matter what Jon did, he couldn’t keep the team together. For 9 years, he chased the same problem, stuck in a constant cycle of recruitment and turnover. It drained him.

The real issue?
A leadership gap he didn’t see, a blind spot he didn’t realise that he didn’t know.

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Being an entrepreneur doesn’t automatically make one an entrepreneurial leader. While both roles thrive on vision, innovation, and taking bold steps, there’s a fundamental difference in mindset and approach.

🧠 Entrepreneurs are often driven by ideas.

They’re the risk-takers, the go-getters who breathe life into a concept, navigate uncertainty, and hustle to get things off the ground.

Perhaps suffice to say that the focus of entrepreneurship is on creation and value.

🎯 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫, do more than build; they 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞.

They take their team with them on the journey, balancing growth with purpose, nurturing talent, and aligning people around a shared vision.

While entrepreneurs may excel at starting businesses, it is the entrepreneurial leadership qualities that scale and sustain them.

Suffice to say that entrepreneurship starts with you; entrepreneurial leadership grows with others.