December began for us with a new meeting on the Black and White intellect show, which was dedicated to the topic of intrapreneurs, or internal entrepreneurship.
The term “intrapreneurs” is becoming increasingly relevant in the field of management and HR. Intra-partnership (internal entrepreneurship) is the freedom of action and responsibility that employees of companies take upon themselves when they become internal entrepreneurs. Within the framework of the existing business, intrapreneurs think and act not only as performers but also as owners of their work.
We were able to discuss where modern companies should look for such employees, how to develop them, what pros and cons a new management system carries under it called “holacracy”, what is empowerment to give and take.
For this event, we have chosen the format of a “business tour”. We started it with a presentation by Evgeny Tsvetukhin, product manager of the international IT company Railsware. Eugene has been working at Railsware for almost 7 years and takes an active part in the projects of the business part of the company: business, finance, compensation, HR. He shared his experience of changing the financial system of the company, considering the promotion of a culture of intrapreneurs. Railsware is known in the market for its innovative approaches to working with employees. Concepts such as “holacracy” and “intrapreneurs” have long been a part of the company’s culture. Therefore, the experience of Eugene was especially interesting to all travelers on a business trip.
In the second part of the trip, the four teams of participants went on a tour of the “stations”, in which invited guides shared with their experiences:
Olesya Kirilchuk – Epam HR Director, spoke about her experience in promoting an intra-company culture in the company;
Andrey Usenin – Sales Director of “Bel Shostka Ukraine”, who has been working in the field of sales, distribution and project management for more than 20 years;
Kateryna Kovalenko –a manager for internal communications and corporate culture of AXA Ukraine, which has been working in the marketing and sphere of internal communications for more than 10 years;
Aleksey Kovalenko, the general director of the Ariadna research and production enterprise, talked about how he maintains the balance between strict control of processes, adherence to the rules and regulations for the production of medicines and freedom and initiative of the business part of the enterprise, in which intrapreneurs are vital for success.
At each station, travellers left their notes about what they heard and what conclusions they made for themselves, and our photojournalist managed to film all the events of this business tour. After the trip, the photo could be taken with you as a souvenir. And in the finale, according to our favourite tradition, we played two books about intrapreneurs. The winners were pleased! 🙂
