by Susan Foley | Feb 9, 2016 | Competencies, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leaders, Talent, Team
A key contributor to intrapreneurship success is having the right skill sets and competencies to drive things to completion. As the entrepreneurial leader, you will need three types of people on your team to be successful: creators, doers, and implementers. Our...
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 | Jun 26, 2015 | Alignment, Business Growth, Change, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Social Intrapreneurs
We have been programmed from an early age to be this way, do it that way, use experience to guide us, rely on the word of others, prove every point, avoid conflict, embrace conformity and not veer too far off course. Now we are looking at a new way of being that is in...
by Susan Foley | Apr 8, 2015 | Business Growth, Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs
Resistance to change was the number one challenge that intrapreneurs and social intrapreneurs told us was holding them back. Despite the progress many of them were making in their respective organizations. They felt that resistance created the biggest obstacle to...
by Susan Foley | Mar 17, 2015 | Change Agents, Corporate Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurial Leaders, Innovation, Intrapreneurs, Leaders, Work
Intrapreneurs are the new face of leadership. They are willing to step up, speak out and make a difference. They are demonstrating confidence, commitment and courage in the face of adversity. They are open, transparent and committed to moving their organizations...
by Susan Foley | Apr 22, 2013 | Intrapreneurs, Intrapreneurship, Leadership Skills, Social Intrapreneurs
A key distinguishing attribute of Intrapreneurs is that they think differently. So what does that really mean? Keep in mind that our traditional thinking methods have not changed for centuries. For over 2000 years we have used logic, reason and argument as a basis...
