From Karan’s Research, Read About One of the Top Seven Leadership Execution Tactics
Mastered by the World’s Most Successful Leaders

It is no secret that companies must constantly have an eye out for the “next big thing” they need to accomplish in order to be efficient, profitable and competitive.  Similarily, the leaders who drive the operations in these companies must also focus on opportunities for ongoing improvement. 

Leading with Intrapreneurship is the ability to build organizations by identifying new opportunities to develop or improve operations, products, or services.

Individuals with a high acumen in Intrapreneurship are constantly thinking outside of the box and evaluating possibilities to identify new opportunities, solutions, or approaches. They have an intuitive sense about which innovative ideas will work and are willing to take calculated risks to achieve organizational objectives.

Leaders exhibiting Intrapreneurship work to build the organization by improving products or services and engage stakeholders to become excited about the potential changes or improvements.

What does “Leading with Intrapreneurship” look like in individuals?  They . . .    

• Evaluate wide-ranging possibilities to identify new opportunities, solutions, or approaches.
• Have an intuitive sense about which innovative ideas and suggestions will work. 
• Think outside of parameters to see if there’s a better way.
• Build the organization by developing or improving products or services. 
• Take calculated risks to accomplish or exceed organizational objectives.
• Identify and analyze problems; weigh relevance and accuracy of information; generate and evaluate alternative solutions; make recommendations.
• Engage others to become excited about potential change and improvements.

What is the “differentiating value” provided when demonstrating Intrapreneurship? 

• Can identify marketplace opportunities and discover the most appropriate ways and time to capitalize on them.
• Is able to see things differently than the rest of the world. 
• Helps to more effectively tackle ever-increasing competition.
• Fosters organizational flexibility and agility.
• Increases tolerance for risk-taking.

What does Leading with Intrapreneurship look like in the workplace?

Let’s look at a real world example of leading with Intrapreneurship. Ken Kutaragi was a junior employee at Sony when, after tinkering with his daughter’s Nintendo, he had the idea that an independent sound card would improve the quality of the game.

After the CEO heard about his idea, Kutaragi was allowed to keep his job at Sony while working on the prototype alongside Nintendo’s development team. Incredibly, Nintendo rejected what would become known as the Playstation… and Sony jumped at the chance. Thus, Sony gained an incredible advantage in the gaming industry.

What value does Intrapreneurship provide in the workplace?

Leaders that exemplify Intrapreneurship in their leadership are quickly recognized as a differentiated leader who is truly functioning at the top of their game. Leaders that work on strengthening their intrapreneurship competency help lead their organization to innovate faster, better, and continuously. These leaders capitalize on opportunities for growth, while effortlessly attracting, retaining, and developing the best and brightest talent on their teams.