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George Watt and Howard AbramsLean Entrepreneurshiphttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3942-1_2

2. Unintended Consequences

The Lone Intrapreneur
George Watt1  and Howard Abrams2
(1)
Kanata, ON, Canada
(2)
San Mateo, CA, USA
 

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.”

—African Proverb

Whether it is mismatched corporate processes, measuring the wrong things, or the lack of a consistent approach to help new business ideas succeed, there are a multitude of often undiscovered or undiscussed causes of failed corporate innovation—all of which can have dire consequences for your business. The wreckage that this failed innovation leaves behind goes beyond a few failed projects and can have ripple effects that negatively impact ...

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