Basic HTML Version

|  | Table of Contents |  | View Full Version

Page 94 - Data_Science_Part_A C12
P. 94

    Decisiveness can be developed via the process outlined below:

                                                              Know
                                                             Yourself

                                   Problem                                            Identify the
                                                           Decisiveness
                                   Solving                                           opportunities

                                                        Analyse/Understand
                                                          the opportunity

            Let us consider Sonia's story to understand her entrepreneurial venture.
            Sonia lives in a small village in Himachal Pradesh. She sells hand-knitted woollen socks. However, she is not very successful
            in her venture. One day she discusses her problems with her friend. Her friend advises her to become an online seller. Sonia
            likes the idea and immediately registers online and starts selling her woollen socks. She realises that her product and price
            are better-suited for her online business. She then divides her products into two. She sells the better quality hand-knitted
            woollen socks online and the low quality hand-knitted woollen socks in her village. She starts earning quite a profit from
            both sides.

            Can you evaluate Sonia’s conduct in terms of the four dimensions of decisiveness? Provide an explanation for each
            point. For example: understanding the opportunity — Sonia realised she could sell her woollen socks in both her village
            and online.
            4.9.2 Initiative

            The ability to take charge and act in a situation before others is referred to as initiative. After you've determined what
            you want to do, the next step is to take action. There are times when we recognise the action we need to take but do
            not act on it because we believe we are incapable of completing the task. In such cases, it is critical to reach out to those
            we work with in order to brainstorm ideas and inspire us to believe in our talents.
            Let us read the story about Sunny, who wanted to work in the field of jewellery design.
            Sunny was always interested in jewellery designing. He studied the latest international styles
            and would keep practising designing jewellery on his laptop. However, his family wanted   BE EFFECTIVE
            him to study coding and work in a software company. After two years of struggling with   TAKE INITIATIVE
            what to do, Sunny spoke to his teacher. She encouraged him and made him realise that he
            needed to take command of his life. He then summoned the strength to speak to his family. He described that he had the
            talent to design jewellery and the skills to run an entrepreneurial venture because of what he had learnt in school about
            business. His family was convinced and Sunny finally started selling his designs online. He is now well-known for his skills
            in and around his town.

            Discuss with your partner on how Sunny took the initiative to start his endeavour. List the steps he had to take to set
            it up.

               92   Touchpad Data Science-XII

| 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 |