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Which culture attracts you more – structured or entrepreneurial?
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A question like this is trying to get at how you think as opposed to getting to the 'right' answer. An organization needs to be both structured and entrepreneurial in order to be effective in the long run.
The best way to answer it is to reflect on what it is you enjoy more and why that is so. For example a structured culture could be more attractive to you because it allows you to focus on the tasks at hand without having to worry about whether the processes are in place to ensure things get done. Alternatively you might enjoy a more entrepreneurial environment because it allows you to think outside of defined boundaries and do things that typically are harder to do in a more defined workplace (e.g., you can quickly launch products without having to worry as much about reputation and other risks).
Both have their pros and cons so it is about which one speaks to your style/temperament.
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Fexibilität reizt mcih mehr
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I would say a combination of both. You can be entrepreneurial and still be structured. You can have certain mental models / frameworks that you use to assess certain entrepreneurial opportunities.
If you get asked this question, they are most likely testing if you can follow a structured methodical way to client work, but also have the courage and ability to show drive.
Best, Aws
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Certainly a fan of both structured as well as entrepeneriual culture. I know that I perform best in an environment where I have a clear frame within which I can move - and high degrees of freedom in how I approach the goal selected. I find a highly structured environment more limiting than an environment which has too high of a degree of freedom.
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Instinctively I prefer entrepreneurial. I love taking things up and doing something about it. Taking ownership and responsibility. I love the drive, the constant passion and improvement. The general growth mindset. The flexibility towards everything that happens, pivoting and changing everything according to what life throws at your feet.
The downside would be the lack of structure, the general chaos that would accompany the entrepreneurial lifestyle. But it's up to you to create structure inside the chaos to truly succeed
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Entrepreneurial, I like the innovative aspects and feel like it can fully satisfy me. At university, the courses I prefered were those that broke the barriers between the professors and students and were we were encouraged to interact and come up with answers ourselves
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Both are appealing cultures and I have personally had the chance to experience great aspect of the two worlds. As many thing in life are not black and white I also cant say that one or the other is clearly more appealing to me. In reality they are also not completely separated. Aspects of both fields are always needed. However the entrepreneurial mindsets is very appealing to me as someone who values a clear mission.
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structured always in mind that i like flexibility
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Would always vote for the German/Swiss culture, people are straight, focused and reliable
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Eine Mischung aus beidem würde ich begrüßen. Dennoch finde ich den unternehmerischen Ansatz sehr viel spannender, da es immer etwas neues, herausforderndes gibt, bei dem man viel neues lernen kann und einen Mehrwert für ein Unternehmen auf verschiedenste Arten schaffen kann.
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entreprenueurial
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entrepreneurial
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entrepreneurial seeme to be more challenging and therefore more satisfying when goals are reached
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Entrepreneurial
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structured
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structured
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Entrepreneurial
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