Startups and People: Mastering the fuel that drives startups
What you'll learn
- You will learn about the right mindset to adopt towards managing people in startups
- You will learn about how to assemble the dream team as a startup
- You will learn about building team confidence
- You will learn about the importance of team vision and how to create it.
Requirements
- No prior requirements, however taking the previous courses in this course series before this would be helpful
Description
How are teams formed? How do you manage a team? How can you turn a one-person team into a solid team for your company, enterprise, or startup? You will find the answers to all of these topics as you study the course material.
Many prosperous entrepreneurs will not share this secret. A solo entrepreneur does not exist. Nobody has ever built a company from the ground up on their own. They actually wouldn't have a business if they were left to do it on their own.
On the other hand, by having the right team, half the battle is already won. Investors are curious to observe the dynamics of your team, and since connecting with people who share the same ambition and passion of the business is part of the founder’s work, startup founders should place more emphasis on quality of their team.
This course will provide you first class, firsthand practical advice and strategies on how to create your first successful team to drive your startup to the next level. The course will tackle topics like assembling the dream team, building the teams confidence, creating a shared vision for the team, practicing people patience among other exciting topics. See you on the other side.
Who this course is for:
- Entreprenuers, Leaders and visionarries
Instructor
Ogweno Stephen is an optimist, an entrepreneur, and a visionary. His lifelong purpose and objective is to create a significant impact in the fields of global health, entrepreneurship, and leadership.
As a global health enthusiast, Ogweno Stephen is well-known for his work as an advocate and a trailblazer in the noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) field, where he has developed programs and innovations aimed at boosting NCDs knowledge and access to healthcare in Africa. He is the founder and CEO of Stowelink, an organization that he has grown to create and implement numerous health programs reaching ten African countries. In addition to this he also serves as a steering member of the World Health Organization (WHO) NCDs Labs where he works with the WHO to improve action on Non communicable diseases.
Ogweno also possess strong business acumen and is a serial entrepreneur who has founded and co-founded other successful ventures including NCDs Champions, Legacy Leadership Africa, the Kreative Hub and Info4food. As a seasoned speaker, his experience in business, leadership and innovation has led him to many stages including speaking at The Royal College of Physicians in the United Kingdom.
Ogweno is also a multi award winning entrepreneur who in 2021 was recognized as one of the Top 100 Most Influential Young Leaders in Africa. Besides that, he is also a published scientific researcher and an author to three books and a co -author of the widely acclaimed best seller titled WE HAVE A DREAM. Ogweno Stephen continues to inspire action pivoting on Maya Angelou’s words: “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.”