Most organizations — especially large corporations — are awash in creative ideas that never get executed. Entrepreneurship is the process that turns those ideas into actual innovations, and when it occurs in large corporations, we tend to refer to it as intrapreneurship or corporate innovation. This means acting like an innovative entrepreneur, but within the ecosystem of a larger, more traditional, organization. Research shows that being intrapreneurial tends to elevate both employee engagement and productivity scores, and that short redesigns — and even a simple reframing — of your role can make your work more intrapreneurial and meaningful. Having an entrepreneurial/intrapreneurial mindset will also make you a better doctor, help build career satisfaction and success, relieve burnout, and adapt to working for someone else.
Intrapreneurs are employees trying to act like entrepreneurs. Some call them rebels at work, others disruptive physicians and most refer to them as troublemakers, a nuisance, or former employees. All are trying to create change and survive the process.
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