Is it all in the mindset? Team coaching, psychological capital and the collaborative development of an entrepreneurial mindset

Jarvis, Carol; Gaggiotti, Hugo; Kars-Unluoglu, Selen

Abstract

The changing nature of work attaches greater significance, by organisations, entrepreneurs and students alike, to the development of entrepreneurial capacities, with growing interest in entrepreneurial mindset and psychological capital (self-efficacy, hope, optimism, resilience), shown to increase job performance and satisfaction. Through a collaborative, mixed methods research design, this chapter seeks to understand key capacities underpinning an entrepreneurial mindset and the role of the learning environment for its development. The research setting was a Team Academy programme developed in partnership between a university and a specialist community Trust located in an area of low participation in higher education. Through co-creation workshops, focussed discussion groups and observations which utilised a range of creative methods, the project team, together with learners and staff of programme and external stakeholders from the wider entrepreneurship ecosystem, identified 12 capacities underpinning an entrepreneurial mindset: risk-taking, grit, positivity, adaptability, creativity, drive, resilience, confidence, passion, motivation, networker, willingness to learn from failure. Inquiry-led, team-based, student-centred pedagogies have been identified as a primary accelerator in development of such an entrepreneurial mindset. The chapter provides rich insights into a 360° understanding of an entrepreneurial mindset by juxtaposing experiences of entrepreneurs, student entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship educators and researchers and considering the implications for learner development.

• Online Publication Date: Dec 2, 2021
• Publication Date: 2022
• Deposit Date: Nov 13, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Jun 3, 2023
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Routledge)
• Series Title: Routledge Focus on Team Academy
• Edition: 1st edition
• Book Title: Team Academy: Leadership and Teams
• Chapter Number: 3
• ISBN: 9780367755973
• Keywords: micro-culture, psychological capital, team-coaching, team-learning, entrepreneurial mindset
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/8070815
• Publisher URL: https://www.routledge.com/Team-Academy-Leadership-and-Teams/Vettraino-Urzelai/p/book/9780367755973