Susan Foley, founder of Corporate Entrepreneurs and Executive Director, Research Centers at Babson Executive Education spoke at a June 9 webcast by The Human Capital Institute.  In her session, “Mentoring Entrepreneurs – Hidden ‘Rocket Fuel’ in Your Organization,” she discussed how an entrepreneurial mindset and infrastructure are required to accelerate innovation and business growth within an enterprise.

WHAT:         Human Capital Institute Webcast on “Mentoring Entrepreneurs –
Hidden ‘Rocket Fuel’ in Your Organization”

WHEN:         Monday, June 9, 2008, 2:00 PM ET

WHO:              Susan Foley, Founder of Corporate Entrepreneurs, LLC, and
Executive Director, Research Centers at Babson Executive Education

REGISTER:    http://www.humancapitalinstitute.org/hci/tracks_mentorship_strategies.guid

This webcast addressed new research to understand the contributions entrepreneurs within an organization can make, and how mentoring can be crucial to retaining these corporate entrepreneurs. 

Topics covered:

·         Why organizations overlook entrepreneurial talent

·         What types of learning experiences are important for internal entrepreneurs vs. traditional leaders

·         The role mentoring can play in developing entrepreneurial talent within your organization

Ms. Foley believes that many corporations do not fully understand the value of developing internal entrepreneurs as a core competency.  Her company, Corporate Entrepreneurs, LLC, was created to help change that. Recognizing that entrepreneurial leaders possess unique combinations of competencies that distinguish them from traditional leaders, and realizing that many corporate entrepreneurs were leaving large corporations because they were not being given opportunities to leverage their skills, she authored, “Entrepreneurs Inside:  Accelerating Business Growth With Corporate Entrepreneurs” to tell their story. For additional information on Ms. Foley visithttp://www.corporate-entrepreneurs.com/susan_foley.html.

About The Human Capital Institute

The Human Capital Institute is a global think tank, educator, and professional association defining the agenda and setting the pace for the new business science of human capital management. With over 104,000 members in over 40 countries, HCI offers a new association framework that cuts across the silos of recruitment, HR/OD, finance, sales and marketing, operations, manufacturing and IT. For more information, please visit: www.humancapitalinstitute.org

About Babson Executive Education

Babson Executive Education is ranked among the world’s best executive education providers. Organizations across the globe and from key industries choose Babson for progressive and flexible solutions that leverage the global business and teaching expertise of faculty, industry experts, and partners. Babson Executive Education’s client-centric solutions include a strategic blend of education, consulting, coaching, and research to enable Clients to analyze challenges, develop solutions, and implement strategies to meet their goals. For more information, visit: www.babson.edu/bee.  

About Corporate Entrepreneurs, LLC

Corporate Entrepreneurs is a management consulting firm focused on providing creative and entrepreneurial services to organizations under pressure to deliver business growth.  Corporate Entrepreneurs works with business executives throughout North America who are seeking better results from their strategic investments by building the entrepreneurial skills, culture, processes and infrastructure to ensure success.  For more information, visit www.corporate-entrepreneurs.com.