10 lessons they don't teach you in business school.

Anita Roddick never went to business school but she attended the school of life. The founder of Body Shop would ask you the simple question: "What makes some people entrepreneurs and not others? "Our cafe was owned by ferociously determined immigrants. The others were not actually potential entrepreneurs but outsiders. They are people who imagine things as they might be not as they are and have the drive to change the world. Those are qualities that business school do not teach. In business school models entrepreneurs are  mostly at home with a balance sheet, a cash flow forecast and a business plan. They dream of profit forecasts and the day they will take the company public. We need good administration and financial flair but we need people who have good imagination too.
Notes that will help you:
Tell stories
The people you work with ought to know where you are coming from. So tell them. Let them know the history of the company: The struggles and challenges the organization has faced and how it fared. These stories serve as testimonial and a way of fortifying morale in bad times.
Concentrate on creativity
Creativity is the bed rock of companies. In an era that organizations are competing hard they need creative workers to ensure that they find ways to beat the competition at work. The creative processes enables the organization to find more cost effective and novel ways to achieve the strategic business goals of the organization.
Be an opportunistic collector
Opportunity is the bedrock of business. Not everyone has the ability to recognize opportunity. Most opportunities bury themselves in challenges and problems. In effect a problem or challenge should be seen as an opportunity for progress in disguise. 
Measure the company according to fun and creativity.
Fun and creativity is what drives a lot of successful dot com and entertainment companies. The prospects for fun and creativity side by side is a major attraction for people who love to enjoy themselves at work and create new trends, ventures and business ideas as they go. 
Be different but look safe
Individuality is also a concept that many business people put forward when they are creating new business ventures. The whole idea of people behaving and acting exactly the same way is rather repulsive and hardly probable. If we can do business, maintain our individuality and make progress then you find people of all kinds would be attracted  to us as clients and workers. But our candor and trustworthiness should not be negotiable.
Be passionate about ideas
Ideas are the bedrock of business development. Innovations attract customers and also encourage them to come back. Ideas pave the way for an organization and individuals therein to reinvent themselves and avoid being labelled as old, dysfunctional and obsolete. 
Feed your sense of outrage
Anger of whatever kind can be directed inwards to helping to nurture creativity.  Losing your temper can help drive your creativity juices.
Make the most of the female element
Ladies are  neglected in organizational development. The ladies are often among the most functional operatives in an organization and therefore should not be left behind in the process of development. The ladies can be as aggressive and as forthright as the men.
Believe in yourself and your intuition
Self assessment and a possible recognition of ones abilities can serve as a strong point. Our intuition is also needed in business as gut feelings have often led to successes in several organizational deals in the past. 
Have a self knowledge
Our ability to assess ourselves without bias is an important factor that we need in critical moments of decision making. We should be able to know ourselves and put our best qualities forward when it matters most.