by Susan Foley | Apr 6, 2021 | Accelerating Growth, Business Growth, Change, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Strategic
When we think about April in Boston, we think about Patriots Day and the running of the Boston Marathon. Two separate events, one that honors the past, the battles of Lexington and Concord and the other that celebrates the present – a personal challenge to run 26...
by Susan Foley | Apr 26, 2016 | Accelerating Growth, Business Growth, Change, Competencies, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurship
On the 120th running of the Boston Marathon a reporter said that we are seeing younger runners in the race whose motivations are different. They are running to beat their best time, not beat other runners. For them it is all about increasing their own speed. Breaking...
by Susan Foley | Aug 5, 2014 | Accelerating Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Organizational Development
Being part of a corporate entrepreneurial initiative is a lot like riding a roller coaster. At times it can be exhilarating and at others it can plunge you into the depths of despair. True corporate entrepreneurs love the highs, the lows, the long hours, the heated...
by Susan Foley | Mar 5, 2014 | Accelerating Growth, Business Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship
According to the Conference Board’s CEO Challenge Study, innovation is one of four top priorities, along with human capital, customer relationships and operational excellence. Not surprisingly, organizations are repositioning themselves for growth after a period of...
by Susan Foley | Sep 7, 2012 | Accelerating Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs
One of the best forms of flattery is when someone inadvertently acknowledges something that was right in front of them all along but they couldn’t see it then. Now they can. This is a problem that most Intrapreneurs and Corporate Entrepreneurs learn to live with. ...
by Susan Foley | Aug 19, 2011 | Accelerating Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Leadership Skills, Social Intrapreneurs
We thought that there were more ‘entrepreneurs’ out there in large organizations – now we know there are. Thanks to all of the readers who have downloaded the e-book Acceleration and taken the Entrepreneur Survey. A special thanks to...
