by Susan Foley | Apr 8, 2015 | Business Growth, Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs
Resistance to change was the number one challenge that intrapreneurs and social intrapreneurs told us was holding them back. Despite the progress many of them were making in their respective organizations. They felt that resistance created the biggest obstacle to...
by Susan Foley | Mar 17, 2015 | Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Work
Intrapreneurs are the new face of leadership. They are willing to step up, speak out and make a difference. They are demonstrating confidence, commitment and courage in the face of adversity. They are open, transparent and committed to moving their organizations...
by Susan Foley | Feb 3, 2015 | Change Agents, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Leaders, Team
Can you imagine being stranded on a desert island with hundreds of boats sailing by and nobody seeming to notice you? Well, if you have ever been an entrepreneurial leader, you know what it’s like dealing with isolation. It is the loneliest part of the job. It isn’t...
by Susan Foley | Dec 9, 2014 | Business Growth, Change Agents, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Entrepreneurial Leadership, Leaders, Success
Entrepreneurial leaders design and build new growth businesses. These leaders are less likely to have a political agenda. They have an organizational agenda that speaks to the need for the organization to move to a new operating model. Entrepreneurial leaders know...
by Susan Foley | Oct 28, 2014 | Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Team
Every entrepreneurial initiative eventually hits a wall called the “valley of despair.” This is a point when the project gets bogged down, people are totally stressed, a negative attitude permeates the team, and progress slows to a crawl. Team members will get...
by Susan Foley | Oct 14, 2014 | Business Growth, Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Intrapreneurs, Social Intrapreneurs
Although interest in Intrapreneurs seems to rise and fall with the economy the current interest is being fueled by a growing recognition that growth through innovation is a critical imperative for most organizations. The term Intrapreneur was first used in 1978 in an...
