09-16-2015, 12:10 PM
For many, Labor Day is a time of geographical and mental change. Summer holidays are over and it’s time to get into that "back to school" mode or "back to work" mode. This means a gung-ho attitude towards getting jobs done and far less ducking out for a two-hour alfresco lunch. Early September is a great time to harness that sense of refreshed ambition and put it to good use for your property by finding and nurturing your intrapreneurs. Firstly, a definition is in order. Like its naming forebear, intrapreneurs carry with them the spirit of entrepreneurship, only they are acting within a larger corporation instead of on their own accord. They are employees with a certain degree of autonomy to lead new projects and those empowered to break routine in order to find novel ways to advance the organization’s goals. The prime traits for an intrapreneur are twofold: a diehard passion for the business and an unorthodox approach to corporate structuring. That is to say, they love their work (in this case, hospitality) and they don’t necessarily play by the rules. Often, they flounder when thrown into the meat grinder like everyone else.