The type of leader needed for the 21st century is changing. Organizations will be looking for independent thinkers, rapid learners, and risk takers; individuals who want to work outside their comfort zone, says Susan Foley, author of Entrepreneurs Inside: Accelerating Business Growth with Corporate Entrepreneurs.


In today's market Foley believes that, "Finding the right investment areas is going to require more than rigorous analysis, it will require having the right people to lead your initiatives."


Foley believes the secret to business success lies in an organization's ability to identify corporate entrepreneurs. The best people to move an organization forward are corporate entrepreneurs, or "intrapreneurs," people who build new businesses inside an existing business. Corporate entrepreneurs design, build and implement services and processes to develop new growth, not incremental or product enhancements.


This paper will explore:

o Growth and talent in the context of a changing business environment

o Methods to identify entrepreneurial talent within your organization

o How internal entrepreneurs think, act and work

o Recommendations for nurturing and retaining entrepreneurial talent


"Today, more than ever, we are dealing with ambiguity, uncertainty, and the unknown," says Foley. "We're dealing with a global economy that is rapidly changing. Dealing with the unexpected, managing the unknown, requires new skills and competencies that have eluded all but a few companies."


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