Is there such thing as an entrepreneurial large organization?
If you run a large enterprise, the idea that you’re going to create an “entrepreneurial” organization is probably a misplaced focus of what you actually want. Instead, you want an organization in which...
View ArticleGrowing pine trees in the desert
Large organizations are inhospitable to entrepreneurial thought and action. This statement should come as no surprise. Organizations exist primarily to scale up a product or service, and things have to...
View ArticleGet it Done Guy Stever Robbins on The Art of Insight
What is insight? A young patent clerk can tell you. His name was Albert Einstein. Albert liked to daydream. He thought about life, the universe, and everything. But mostly about the universe. He wanted...
View Article5 Big Discoveries in 2012 that are pertinent to insight
Psychology Today ran a great article on 5 Big Discoveries About Personal Effectiveness in 2012 that is very related to insight. Here are a couple of highlights: #2. Have a problem? Distract yourself...
View ArticleChill, You’ll Have More Aha! Moments
We’ve all been there—a problem that won’t yield; a sense that we are missing something important. And then, seemingly out of the blue (and often when we’re not thinking about it), an insight hits, and...
View ArticleAct Like an Entrepreneur Inside Your Organization
We often find ourselves engaged with members of large organizations on questions of how to be more innovative and entrepreneurial. In virtually every case we hear something like this: “I have an idea...
View ArticleHow Internal Entrepreneurs Can Deal with Friendly Fire
We know some of you find being an “internal entrepreneur” disappointingly difficult. You are frustrated by employers who thwart your entrepreneurial efforts on a routine basis. But that’s how it is...
View ArticleInternal Entrepreneurs Don’t Have to Be Lonely
Recent research confirms that entrepreneurs inside large, established organizations (which we’ll abbreviate to EIs) largely follow the same act-learn-build logic as new venture entrepreneurs, but with...
View ArticlePrevent Conflicting Messages from Confusing Your Team
We’re all a little bit crazy — and at some point, most managers have certainly felt that way about their subordinates. But maybe you’re the one driving them nuts. Are you presenting them with a “double...
View ArticleNew Project? Don’t Analyze – Act
We all know how new projects happen in a predictable world: A team is assembled, a market analyzed, a forecast created, and a business plan written. Resources are then gathered, and the plan is set in...
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