Georgia Flight, writing on Bnet, profiles 7 successful intrapreneurs. Here I list the key lessons they learnt – food for some revolutionary thinking perhaps?
- Kodak: Successful ideas leverage the company’s strengths; the best ones fill a real customer need.
- Toyota: If you hit a corporate roadblock, ask yourself: Will an altered plan garner equally good results?
- Yahoo: Just because you had the idea doesn’t mean you’ll be put in charge – and that may be best for you and your brainchild.
- Wal-Mart: Just because you didn’t come up with the idea, doesn’t mean you can’t lead the project; those who interact directly with customers are often best at feature development.
- Caribou Coffee: When approval is stalled, keep refining your idea and make it better.
- iRobot: Never underestimate the power of a well-earned reputation; enlist mentors when you need to learn new skills like management.
- Gateway: Don’t lean too hard on past means of production when creating a totally new project.
Philip Dennett
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