by Susan Foley | Mar 9, 2021 | Competencies, Growth, Innovation, Intrapreneurial Leaders, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, New Ventures, Startups, Talent, Value
In most organizations growth through innovation is a top priority. So is talent. Yet, few organizations adequately look at the link between innovation growth and talent. According to McKinsey, “The number one predictor of innovation success is leadership.” It is a...
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 | May 17, 2016 | Business Growth, Change, Freelancers, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, New Ventures, Work
In our January article Intrapreneurship – Past, Now and Future we looked at Intrapreneurship through the rear view mirror – The PAST. We looked at its inception and the economic, political and social context that was occurring at the time. Our goal was to see if we...
by rsettino | Nov 9, 2015 | Business Growth, Change, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, New Ventures
Intrapreneurship is now on the radar of large organizations and gaining traction. My guess is that it isn’t the organization but the intrapreneurs that are driving this movement inside their organizations. Although the concept of intrapreneurship has been around since...
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 | May 5, 2015 | Business Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, New Ventures, Success
Corporate entrepreneurship is vital to the future of every enterprise, but it presents difficult challenges for companies and their entrepreneurial employees. Our research suggests that success comes from managing these unique relationships differently. Nowhere is...