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RICHARD BRANSON: FROM LIBERATION TO INNOVATION
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RAINER PETEK: REACHING THE SUMMIT IN BUSINESS
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WHAT THE HELL IS AN INTREPRENEUR
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PAUL BROWNING: INNOVATION IN EDUCATION
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WENDY AGAR: INTRAPRENEURIALISM IN NFP SECTOR
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24 INTRAPRENEURIALISM THE
GLOBAL MOVEMENT OF THE FUTURE
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COULD YOUR INTRAPRENEURS UNLOCK THE HIDDEN PROFITS IN YOUR BUSINESS?
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30 PAUL HODGSON:
ENCOURAGING INTRAPRENEURSHIP IN SMALL BUSINESS
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INTRAPRENEURIAL WORKPLACE CULTURE
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Intrapreneur MAGAZINE
FROM THE EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DR. IRENA YASHIN-SHAW
We’re excited to share this inaugural issue of INTRAPRENEUR MAGAZINE with you. We created this magazine for three reasons. Firstly to educate and support you on your journey as an intrapreneur. Challenging the status quo and implementing much need change within an organisation or business can be exhausting. It helps to have an easily accessible resource that can inspire and inform you. Secondly we want to support the global intrapreneurialism movement which is still in its infancy but fast gaining momentum. Much attention is given to entrepreneurs – it is now time for the intrapreneur. Thirdly we want to provide a conduit for stories and contributors from many different sectors. Business, corporate, government, not-for-profit, indigenous, education, community to name a few. Intrapreneurialism is alive and well everywhere - so share your stories with us. In this issue we bring you a wonderful diversity of contributors and a wide spectrum of perspectives about intrapreneurialism. Rainer Petek from Germany explains how he uses his experience as an extreme alpinist to work with leaders to be more intrapreneurial within their organisations.
Also in this issue Dr. Paul Browning, Headmaster of St. Paul’s School in Brisbane shares his important message about how to bring intrapreneurialism to the education sector. Paul Hodgson GM for Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement for NERA brings his wealth of knowledge and experience as a business advisor to the topic of intrapreneurship within the SME and family-run-business sector. And Wendy Agar CEO Of Sunrise way shows us that intrapreneurialism is thriving within the notfor-profit sector. All our contributors in this issue are also speakers at the inaugural Australian Intrapreneurs Summit at the Brisbane Convention Centre on the 14th of March. Other great info included in this issue are articles about: • 7 Steps to an intrapreneurial workplace culture. • What the hell is an intrapreneur? • Your intrapreneurs could unlock the hidden profits of your business. As you can see our magazine is filled with information to open your eyes to the many facets of intrapreneurialism with the hope that it will give you a diversity of perspectives on this important and burgeoning topic. Thanks for taking the time to read it! Let us know what you think.
s r o t u b i r t n o c RAINER PETEK Rainer Petek is a systemic organizational development pro and founding-partner of 3ULeaders, a consultancy for leading companies based in Salzburg/Austria. Since 1998 he has worked with global players in the fields of strategy, change and development of new forms of leadership and collaboration. He is always at the edge of developments by constantly observing and analyzing extraordinary innovative companies and scouting the hot spots of innovation and digitalization like the Silicon Valley. Management-author and lecturer Rainer Petek has also authored and coauthored seven books and is also an extreme climber and professional mountain guide.
PAUL HODGSON Paul Hodgson is General Manager, Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement (East Coast) for the National Energy Resources Australia industry growth centre. He works with stakeholders to increase the productivity, competitiveness and export potential of the energy resources sector. He has a Bachelor of International Business, a Master of Sustainable Development and has recently commenced a part-time PhD in Small to Medium Enterprise Succession. He has spent over 20 years exploring the competitiveness of businesses, industries and regions, and designing and implementing strategies to improve performance through innovation and collaboration.
WENDY AGAR With a personal purpose of ‘creating change for good’ Wendy Agar is an intrapreneur who is passionate about making a difference in our communities. Her strong crosssectorial background includes leadership experience in education, agriculture, banking and regional development. It is this broad skill set, combined with her shared and purposeful leadership and a drive to innovate and collaborate, that has allowed her to transform Toowoomba’s Sunrise Way Rehab. Named the 2018 OPTUS ‘Not For Profit Business of the Year’, Sunrise Way is supporting stronger and healthier communities through helping individuals impacted by addiction to rebuild their lives.
DR PAUL BROWNING Dr Paul Browning (PhD, MEdAdmin (Hons), BEd, DipTeach) has been a Head for 20 years. His passion is leadership and school culture. He believes that trust is the fundamental resource for successful leadership and a healthy school culture. Paul has published articles for various journals and is a peer reviewer for research articles on leadership for the International Journal of Leadership in Education. He has spoken at numerous conferences, both nationally and internationally, and leads workshops on leadership, teacher improvement, school culture and improvement to well in excess of 2000 school leaders and CEOs across several continents. Paul has been listed amongst the top 50 most influential people in education in Australia and awarded Australia’s best non-government school principal.
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