Bill Taylor's Commentary on, "4 Actions Toward becoming An Agile Entrepreneur," by Taffy Williams

In reading "4 Actions Toward becoming An Agile Entrepreneur," by Taffy Williams, it struck me that it has some similarities to Jim Collins findings in “Great by Choice.”  What Williams calls an agile entrepreneur describes some of the critical leadership characteristics Jim Collins found in his studies, as described in his book, Great by Choice. More specifically, these are traits needed if an entrepreneur wants to survive and even thrive in these difficult and unstable times. Collins found these exceptional leaders had 3 traits that set them apart: 1.  Fanatical Discipline,  2.  Hyper Vigilance and 3.  Empirical Creativity.  Williams 4 actions are different aspects of these three traits.  Collins found these traits were interactive and created an ongoing fluid process to deal with situations. For example, Collins leaders would be guided in their studies and planning by what they found as a result of their experiments and their hyper vigilance.  Adjustments were guided by these same factors but their discipline would cause them to be methodical and deliberate in the steps then taken.  Williams ideas are a good start in creating the mind-set needed to be a successful entrepreneur.