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The First 100 Posts: The Story So Far…

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You know when the President reaches 100 days of office and everyone takes a (random) step back to assess what’s what? Well, here’s mine, trying to rationalise what it is that I am trying to share with the world, after 100 posts. It all started out with a few simple premises: I know stuff; and The Future of Work (57 posts)  is social, so I should share it. Preach what you do, not what you should do. I am already doing Social Business (29 posts) inside the organization as an intrapreneur, so it is a natural extension to move beyond the increasingly arbitrary boundaries of the … Continue reading The First 100 Posts: The Story So Far…

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We Are Intrapreneurs!

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I wrote elsewhere recently about acclaiming myself as an intrapreneur. I even put it on my LinkedIn profile, finally. Doing so was more fraught than I had thought when I first decided to use the moniker after a few glasses of wine with colleagues in Norway. Perhaps revealingly then, my little list of ways in which I (want to) show up has the word Intrapreneurs written very softly. Either that, or that word only had peculiarly faded in the sun. Explanations of the other ways I show up (minus mad drunk uncle at wedding. That’s for tomorrow.) The Dept. of … Continue reading We Are Intrapreneurs!

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Act Like An (Internal) Agency

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“Showing up‘ cogently is critical – it helps others understand why you matter! This week, I have described some ways I show up: The Dept. of Why “Can we fix it?“ “Yes. And…“ Today: Act as The Agency This is a simple one: think like an agency. Critical thinking, creative rigour, strong strategic voice. Garner the respect internally that an expensive external agency would demand from leaders. It means acting as Intrapreneurs. ←This Much We Know.→ Continue reading Act Like An (Internal) Agency

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My Personal Brand: Intrapreneur

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I do not pretend to be as sophisticated and revolutionary as the people featured in this Fast Co. article, but the idea of intrapreneurship is a powerful one – one that some colleagues and I are going to co-opt and drive at work. If I call myself an intrapreneur, it means I will drive change, sponsor creative tension, take action whenever I can, keep moving forward, keep challenging myself, my team, my organization to reach for more, to not settle, never settle. I think that is my definition, for now. More from Fast Company on Intrapreneurship: • The Rise Of The … Continue reading My Personal Brand: Intrapreneur