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 | Dec 18, 2018 | Change, Execution, Independent Thinking, Intrapreneurial Leaders, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leadership, Risk, Success, Talent, Uncertainty
We are excited to report that 2018 has been a very good year for Intrapreneurs. We see more and more individuals taking on the role of Intrapreneur and leading the way in their organizations. They know that it isn’t always easy but they are on a mission to...
by Susan Foley | Jun 26, 2018 | Change, Competencies, Entrepreneurial Mindset, Entrepreneurs, Experiential, Independent Thinking, Innovation, Integrative Thinkers, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Risk, Success, Uncertainty
My grandfather was an apple and cherry farmer in upstate New York. After high school he went to work with one of the prominent apple farmers in the area to learn about the business. He was an apprentice, a student, an intrapreneur whose practical ideas were used to...
by Susan Foley | May 15, 2018 | Change, Commitment, Competencies, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Intrapreneurial Leaders, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Leadership, Self-awareness, Success, Talent
Intrapreneurs proactively take steps to learn, grow and change themselves to be better, do better and help others be their best. They are open to exploring who they are and what they are capable of becoming. In doing so they are unraveling the mystery of who they...
by Susan Foley | Jan 16, 2018 | Change, Competencies, Competitive, Innovative, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Success, Talent, Value
In 2017 readers were looking to dig deeper into the nuances of intrapreneurs and leaders. Not only looking for insight into what they do, but how they do it and why it is important. The selection of articles also reflect a growing interest from Intrapreneurs...
by Susan Foley | Jul 25, 2017 | Competencies, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Success
Ten years ago I set out to understand who corporate entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs were, how they were different and why it was important. At the time there was no empirical data that adequately described who these individuals were. There was no consensus in the...
