Acceleration: Changing the Speed of Growth - Softcover

Foley, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 147009729X ISBN 13: 9781470097295

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

Acceleration: Changing the Speed of Growth provides a roadmap for understanding what it takes to develop corporate entrepreneurship (intrapreneurship) as a core competency inside of existing organizations to accelerate new business growth. The book looks at entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial leaders that possess a core set of action oriented behaviors and competencies that enable them to successfully build new ventures inside established organizations. The skills and capabilities that propelled most executives to the top of organizations in the past are not the skills required to build new businesses. Corporate entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial leaders require a new set of competencies that distinguish them from traditional leaders. They are a distinct group of individuals. The lack of focus in many companies on this very important role is a key impediment to leveraging this valuable resource. The long term consequence is a talent drain that is steadily robbing companies of whatever entrepreneurial edge they may have had. Organizations that identify and develop their internal entrepreneurs achieve higher levels of engagement, innovation, growth and profitability. Read Acceleration - Find out if you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur inside your organization. www.corporate-entrepreneurs.com

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About the Author

Susan Foley is the founder of Corporate Entrepreneurs LLC a management consulting firm focused on Corporate Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Leadership and Innovation Growth.  Susan helps organizations identify and develop their internal entrepreneurs. Then works with them to build the entrepreneurial infrastructure needed to support innovation, accelerating the speed of growth. As an experienced corporate entrepreneur Susan understands the challenges of building corporate entrepreneurship inside of an established organization. She has spent the last twenty five years helping organizations develop new growth businesses that have generated millions. Susan is a professional speaker, consultant and author of the book Entrepreneurs Inside. She teaches Corporate Entrepreneurship in the Executive Education program at Babson College and is a Fellow at the Center for Innovation and Change Leadership at Suffolk University.

From the Back Cover

Acceleration: Changing the Speed of Growth provides a road-map for individuals and organizations that want to develop corporate entrepreneurship as a core competency.

This book will:
· Enable you to understand what it takes to be an internal entrepreneur (Intrapreneur).
· Assist you in identifying and developing entrepreneurs needed to accelerate business growth.
· Give you an insider's view of what it takes to develop entrepreneurship inside organizations.
· Provide you with ways to eliminate the barriers and obstacles that can get in the way.
· Help you create an environment where innovation and entrepreneurship can thrive.
· Recognize the contribution that entrepreneurs make to the growth of their organizations.

It's more ART than science!

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147009729X
• ISBN 13: 9781470097295
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72