by Susan Foley | Jul 14, 2020 | Business Growth, Change, Engagement, Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leadership, Mindset, Value
Last week I was reminded that not everyone understands the term Intrapreneur or how it is different from being an entrepreneur. While being interviewed about my book Intrapreneurs I was asked how I would describe an Intrapreneur to someone not familiar with the term....
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 | Nov 19, 2019 | Competencies, Entrepreneurs, Experiential, Innovation, Intrapreneur Scorecard, Intrapreneurs, Mindset, Taking Action, Talent
Intrapreneurship is not an intellectual exercise it is an experiential one. It’s not just about thinking like an intrapreneur, it’s about acting like one. Entrepreneurs must not only ‘think and reason’ about opportunities they must ‘act on them’. Opportunities are...
by Susan Foley | Jun 25, 2019 | Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Entrepreneurs, Free Agents, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Talent
In the last several years there have been suggestions that there is no such thing as a corporate entrepreneur or intrapreneur. No evidence that they exist. No clear definition of who they are. No consensus in the academic and business. Comments stating that they...
by Susan Foley | Feb 20, 2019 | Competencies, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Innovation, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Risk, Success
According to research Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) is the cornerstone of innovation success for organizations. EO is defined as the degree of risk-taking, innovativeness, and proactiveness in a company. Organizations that have successfully developed...
by Susan Foley | Jul 24, 2018 | Change, Competencies, Economy, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Risk, serial intrapreneur, Value
In the article, Intrapreneurs – The Road Less Traveled, the focus was on why intrapreneurs take the road less traveled and what that means. Intrapreneurs also face another fork in the road on their journey – especially if they want to be a serial intrapreneur....
