“Treat the company as your own”

“Make decisions like an entrepreneur”

Have you ever heard (or said) this at work?

And has it ever been heeded?

Employers want motivated, capable, innovative, doers. Employees want opportunity to grow, autonomy to act, meaningful work, recognition for their efforts.

Sounds like there is a lot of overlap there. So, what gives?

Trust is a huge barrier

Do I trust you that I can really make decisions on behalf of the business?

Can I really treat the business as my own?

Leaders must lead by example. Serve.

Demonstrate vulnerability – being open to not having all the answers and clear about that is why they hired others with various capabilities in the first place.

“Treating the company as your own” sounds great, until it's not.

Nurture psychological safety

Can I put that idea out there?

Can I offer an alternative approach to ‘what we’ve always done’? All without being put back ‘in my place’?

You can’t have creativity (innovation) AND certainty.

Exploration will reveal some dead ends. Some things will fail.

But you will be better informed about what to try next. And try you must.

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower" said Steve Jobs.
Think Different and trust your people to act with integrity and good intent.

a true leader creates conditions for everyone to succeed

Create the conditions for problems to be solved and progress to be made.

Not just progress for the company. Progress for the careers of your people.

They might stay a while. They might stay a long time.

They won’t stay at all if they aren’t valued and used to their strengths.

You’re looking for entrepreneurs. What you need is intrapreneurs.

Expertise meeting creativity in a trusting environment, that’s where innovation thrives.

That’s where your people realise their potential and your company does too.

In today’s fast-paced world, the cost of inaction is not standing still but falling behind. Fast. Organisations risk losing their place in the market, their best talent, and the opportunity to make a meaningful impact. The greatest pain comes from knowing that the potential for greatness was there, but the courage to use it was not.

Discover what you can achieve through intrapreneurshops.

A range of workshop sessions designed to find your problems and align on objectives; to rapidly generate more, better ideas; to make decisions and act with ownership and accountability.

With 20+ years as a creative professional, extensive knowledge of employee engagement, and expertise in putting together workshops to bring out people’s potential by combining expertise with creativity, we help find your Intrapreneurs.