Comparison: Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

企业家 [qǐyèjiā] Entrepreneur

In the La Trobe GSM subject ‘Entrepreneurial Business Planning’, Kama Knudsen and I researched and presented and compared and contrasted the definitions of a Small Business Owner and an Entrepreneur.

Below is the summary of this research:

 

Defining The Small Business Owner

An individual who establishes, independently owns & manages a business . . . → Read More: Comparison: Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs

Bennis’s theory of Leaders versus Managers

Leaders vs. Managers 领导者与管理者 lǐngdǎozhěyǔguǎnlǐzhě

 

 

Bennis’s theory of Leaders versus Managers

The manager administers; the leader innovates.

The manager is a copy; the leader is an original.

The manager maintains; the leader develops.

The manager accepts reality; the leader investigates it.

The manager focuses on systems and structure; the leader focuses on people.

The manager . . . → Read More: Bennis’s theory of Leaders versus Managers

Love Simplified: 愛 vs. 爱

Love missing a heart 爱缺一个心 àiquēyīgexīn

What’s up with Simplified Chinese character of 爱 (ài- love) missing the 心 (xīn – heart) radical?

I’d much rather see a heart in love (心) as in the Traditional character for love (愛).

The history of character simplification is quite interesting. It started with the New Culture Movement (xīnwénhuàyùndòng – 新文化运动) in the beginning . . . → Read More: Love Simplified: 愛 vs. 爱