How to be an Intrapreneur
In today´s episode of the ‘Professional Success Podcast’, your host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli, a Master Certified Career Coach, Recruiter, and Talent Development Leader talks about ‘Intrapreneurship’. She discusses what is intrapreneurship and why should we consider it.
Episode Highlights:
MIT Sloan School of Management defines ‘Intrapreneurship’ as acting like an Entrepreneur within an established company.
You might consider ‘Intrapreneurship’ if you feel like you have an untapped level of talent or passion that you could use to make an impact at work.
Begin with the problem and then set out to solve it, seeing the pain point within your organization.
Intrapreneurs don't wait for invitations, they make things happen.
3 Key Points:
Intrapreneurs develop new programs, products, services, or innovations within an existing organization. However, both use many of the same skills, things as creativity, agility, leadership, and persistence. So it's like behaving like an entrepreneur but within the safety of an established company.
Before you start duct-taping widgets or switches together, begin by defining an outcome you want to deliver, or a problem that you specifically plan to solve. So to do that, look around, see what challenges exist right now, and what needs to be solved where you can make a big impact something you'd be excited about working on.
As an Intrapreneur, you want to socialize your ideas. So once you've got this idea, you've maybe thought there are some solutions or possibilities. It's almost time to kind of move into that sales mode that's selling. Unlike entrepreneurs who have no choice but to pound the pavement and find clients or customers for their business.
Tweetable Quotes:
“When you show members of leadership that you have an entrepreneurial drive, that's appealing to companies.” - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
“But the thing is we want to solve an actual problem.” - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
“Now you can apply existing solutions to new problems.” - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
“This idea of intrapreneurship could be a really good fit to take a look around.” - Sheila Boysen–Rotelli
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