Duration
90-120 minutes
Language of Delivery
Cantonese, English or Mandarin
Introduction
Even within a large multinational corporation (MNC), a strong entrepreneurial mindset can drive innovation and growth. This workshop draws from the book “The Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth,” focusing on the most impactful strategies for cultivating agility, customer focus, and ownership in a corporate structure.

Course Details
Objectives
- Understand the core components of the Founder’s Mentality and their relevance to MNCs.
- Identify practical techniques to foster an Insurgent Mission, Frontline Obsession, and Owner’s Mindset within their teams.
Methodology
This workshop employs a focused and interactive approach, prioritizing key concepts and actionable strategies through:
- Interactive Discussions:Â Briefly exploring the three pillars and their applications in MNCs.
- Focused Case Studies:Â Reviewing examples of successful application of Founder’s Mentality.
- Action-Oriented Tool Introduction:Â Providing immediately usable strategies for fostering key mindsets.
Key Takeaways
- A clear understanding of the Founder’s Mentality and its benefits for MNCs.
- A starting point to foster an Insurgent Mission, tailored to their workgroup, within a corporate environment.
- Actionable techniques for cultivating a Frontline Obsession and promoting an Owner’s Mindset.
Agenda
- Introduction
- Defining the Founder’s Mentality
- Fostering the Insurgent Mission:
- Brief discussion of what it is in a corporate context.
- Activity: Quick brainstorming and outlining a personal “Insurgent Mission” project.
- Cultivating Frontline Obsession:
- Key techniques for customer focus and empowering employees in an MNC setting.
- Highlighting ways to gather feedback and iterate quickly within corporate structures.
- Promoting the Owner’s Mindset:
- Practical tips for encouraging responsibility, cost-consciousness, and decisive action.
- Strategies to combat bureaucracy and maintain agility.
- Wrap-up and Q&A
Target Participants
- Managers and leaders in MNCs seeking practical ways to foster innovation and agility.
- Employees ready to apply an entrepreneurial mindset to their work, regardless of their role.
- Teams seeking accessible methods to enhance customer focus and ownership.