by Susan Foley | Feb 18, 2020 | Change, Engagement, Entrepreneurial, Failure, Growth, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Resistance, Talent, Value
As the need for Intrapreneurs grows so do the demands that are being placed on them. Organizations are under pressure to be more innovative, generate new growth, provide social value, improve engagement and retain their best talent. These are the same reasons why...
by Susan Foley | Dec 12, 2019 | Competencies, Engagement, Entrepreneurs, Execution, Independent Thinking, Intrapreneur Scorecard, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, New Ventures, Value
It was while building a new venture for a Fortune 100 company that one of my peers told me that I had the best job in the company. Better than the CEO or anyone else he could think of. His comments stopped me in my track’s, but it made sense. Work was fun, exciting...
by Susan Foley | Oct 13, 2016 | Engagement, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Risk, Self-awareness, Success, Uncategorized, Work
In last month’s blog we talked about whether Intrapreneurs would choose Fame or Fortune. Since then I’ve met with several intrapreneurs who said that what they really want is freedom and flexibility. Not fame and fortune. These intrapreneurs want the freedom to do...
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...
by Susan Foley | Dec 16, 2014 | Core Competencies, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Engagement, Intrapreneurs, Leaders
In a speech to a local college, New York Times columnist, Tom Friedman proclaimed that “average is officially over, in a hyper connected world; we must adjust to it before the global economy passes us by.” This coming from the author, who told us years ago that, the...
by Susan Foley | Jan 8, 2014 | Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Engagement, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leadership
Entrepreneurs inside of existing organizations live in a world of contrasts, where two worlds collide. The core business and the new business they are building. Many of the strategies, structures, policies, procedures and culture required to support the core business...
