by Susan Foley | Nov 30, 2021 | Balance, Business Growth, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Mindset, Strategy, Talent, Uncertainty
Intrapreneurship is a two way street. It is not a binary choice. It’s not an either-or but an and-also. You need leaders that can manage the core business at the same time you need leaders that can build new ones. This is the paradox of Intrapreneurship....
by Susan Foley | Aug 17, 2021 | CEO, Change, Culture, Entrepreneurial, Execution, Experiences, Growth, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Mindset, Risk, Skills, Stakeholders, Strategy, Transformation, Value
In most organizations new business growth is a critical imperative. Yet, most CEOs don’t feel like they have the capabilities inside their organization to achieve their growth agenda. They are probably right. Despite the desire for growth thru innovation – it...
by Susan Foley | Jun 1, 2021 | Alignment, Barriers, Change, Commitment, Growth, Idea, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Revenue, Strategy, Value
One of the biggest challenges facing Intrapreneurs is successfully getting their ideas across the finish line with the value that was intended still intact. Not an easy task given all the uncertainty and complexity facing intrapreneurs internally and in this new...
by Susan Foley | Apr 20, 2021 | Business Model Innovation, Change, Commitment, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Customers, Growth, Innovation, Resistance, Risk, Strategic, Strategy, Transformation, Value
Corporate entrepreneurship begins and ends at the executive suite. It requires strategic oversight and involvement. If the chief executive officer and board don’t fully understand or commit themselves to corporate entrepreneurship it will not fly. According to...
by Susan Foley | Nov 20, 2018 | Change, Commitment, Entrepreneurial, Growth, Innovative, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Risk, Strategy, Transformation
A proliferation of articles state that the key to intrapreneurship is building an innovative and entrepreneurial culture. Yet we know that nearly 70% of all change initiatives fail. There is no doubt that intrapreneurship requires a magnitude shift in thinking and...
by Susan Foley | Jun 28, 2017 | CEO, Change, Change Agents, Commitment, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Self-awareness, Strategy, Transformative
We spoke with senior executives who had built million and billion dollar businesses for their organizations. They shared with us some of the insights and lessons learned from those experiences and they spoke about the challenges and obstacles that got in their way. A...
