“Intrapreneurship
refers to employee initiatives in organizations to undertake something new,
without being asked to do so… Key behavioural aspects of intrapreneurship are
personal initiative, active information search, out of the box thinking,
voicing, championing, taking charge, finding a way, and some degree of risk
taking.”
In a sense, intrapreneurs
are entrepreneurs from within the company. This adds some sustainability to the
company because the mindset of these individuals are geared toward trying
things until they are successful, learning from mistakes, and being frugal with
resources at hand. There is less risk involved being an intrapreneur within a
business versus the true nature of an entrepreneur on their own, and new ideas
can contribute to an organization that is stagnant.
Through a
Career Development Professionals conference, I gained some insight to ideas
that relate to this topic. Something to think about is teaching leadership to
others early on, so they don’t become invisible-the idea of being your own
public relations agent and self-advocating for your own valuable ideas. This
also relates to the idea of managing your own career; it is not your boss’s job
to do this, but only yours to take charge of your career path’s direction.
Lastly, play to your strengths. Know what you are great at doing, refine that
skill, and implement it within the workplace. This can lead to personal
initiative, voicing your concerns and needs, and finding a way to utilize your
strengths so you can be a more efficient, happy employee.
Consider
reading some books by Marcus Buckingham, as they are written on this topic.
http://www.tmbc.com/about-marcus/books
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