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November 20, 2011

The Intrapreneur's Ten Commandments

Here is a copy of the Intrapreneur's Ten Commandments suitable for printing and putting on the wall. These same ten commandments apply to ecopreneuring and social intrapreneuring.

If anyone would like to contribute a better image of the Intrapreneur's Ten Commandments, please let me know. 

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Ten commandments

 

To these historical ten today I would add these:

  1. Ask for advice before asking for resources.
  2. Express gratitude.
  3. Build your team; intrapreneuring is not a solo activity.
  4. Share credit widely.
  5. Keep the best interests of the company and its customers in mind, especially when you have to bend the rules or circumvent the bureaucracy.
  6. Don't ask to be fired; even as you bend the rules and act without permission, use all the political skill you and your sponsors can muster to move the project forward without making waves.

Posted on November 20, 2011 at 03:19 PM in Innovation, Intrapreneuring, Sustainability |

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The Pinchot Perspective

  • The Pinchot Perspective has been rather consistent for several generations. The rational greatest good for the greatest number in the long run cohabits strangely with a less rational but equally powerful reverence for nature, equality and adventure.

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