by Susan Foley | Aug 17, 2017 | Alignment, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Social Intrapreneurs
Intrapreneurs are ordinary individuals that do extraordinary things. Many of the individuals that have become successful intrapreneurs never set out to be one. They never thought of themselves as an intrapreneur until they became aware of the term itself –...
by Susan Foley | Jun 20, 2017 | Corporate Entrepreneurship, Growth, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Risk
Classic Insight Article As organizations embrace corporate entrepreneurship they are beginning to understand the magnitude shift that is required to implement it successfully. At the same time they are beginning to look at corporate entrepreneurs and Intrapreneurs in...
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 | Mar 29, 2016 | Corporate Entrepreneurship, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Uncategorized
Join us on Thursday, April 14, 2016, 8:00 AM EDT at Advancing Women’s Excellence Monthly Breakfast Series in Rhode Island as we talk about the role of The Intrapreneurial Leader. Learn why the most sought after professional for the 21st century economy are...
by Susan Foley | Jul 28, 2015 | Business Growth, Change, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Work
A friend of mine gave me a lapel pin in the shape of a cork screw. The card with it read, ‘Simple yet complex.’ Years earlier we had started a business selling wine albums for individuals that wanted to keep track of their favorite wines. I was working at...
by Susan Foley | Jul 7, 2015 | Business Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Engagement, Entrepreneurial, New Ventures, Startups
At dinner the other night with some former colleagues we started reminiscing about our experience building a new business for a Fortune 100 company years earlier. It was one of the most rewarding and exciting things any of us had ever done. That experience is what...
