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 | Jan 21, 2015 | Business Growth, collaboration, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Team, Work
All entrepreneurial efforts inside organizations encounter resistance. It is how you deal with it that can make the difference between success and failure. Even though the CEO and corporation have sanctioned the new initiative, the rest of the organization may be slow...
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 | Nov 25, 2014 | Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Risk, Trust
As you transform your organization to be more entrepreneurial, you will find that trust and risk are woven throughout the process. Trust between the leader and team lays the foundation for risk taking. Trust between the leader and the rest of the organization provides...
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...
