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 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...
by Susan Foley | Jun 7, 2017 | Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurs, Growth, Innovation, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Risk
Classic Insight Article 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...
by Susan Foley | Jul 28, 2015 | Business Growth, Change, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Leaders, Work
A friend of mine gave me a lapel pin in the shape of a cork screw. The card with it read, ‘Simple yet complex.’ Years earlier we had started a business selling wine albums for individuals that wanted to keep track of their favorite wines. I was working at...
by Susan Foley | Oct 2, 2012 | Business Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Leadership Skills
While speaking to a group of sixty mid level managers last week one question that was asked was whether large companies are selectively looking to hire Intrapreneurs and Corporate Entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, too few organizations are actively recruiting individuals...
by Susan Foley | Sep 7, 2012 | Accelerating Growth, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Internal Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs
One of the best forms of flattery is when someone inadvertently acknowledges something that was right in front of them all along but they couldn’t see it then. Now they can. This is a problem that most Intrapreneurs and Corporate Entrepreneurs learn to live with. ...
