Managers are often given a mandate to grow their organizations. Like entrepreneurs, managers wanting to generate growth need to intersect their capabilities with unmet market needs. Influencing the future, not just reacting to it as it arrives is crucial.
After interviewing more than 50 successful growth leaders operating in established companies, the author of this topic, Jeanne Liedtka, has discovered several entrepreneurial techniques that can be used to help drive organizational success. By thinking entrepreneurially, managers can uncover new opportunities while keeping risks in check.
In this coaching program topic, participants will learn what it is to think like an entrepreneur while exploring several growth tactics and creating a practical go forward plan.
Jeanne Liedtka is a Professor of Strategy at the University of Virginia’s Darden Graduate School of Business Administration and former Chief Learning Officer at United Technologies Corporation where, she was responsible for overseeing all activities associated with corporate learning and development. Her passion is around exploring how organizations can engage employees at every level in thinking creatively about the design of powerful futures.
