This week, I host Chris Hudson, founder of Company Road. Company Road is his newly launched coaching and consultancy business.
We chat about “intrapreneurs”: who they are and what makes a good one. We also cover how Chris enables clients to be their own experts, how empowering intrapreneurship builds the future of work, and what this future could look like.
If you're interested in more thoughts about coaching and the future of work, pair this episode alongside my discussion with Paulwyn Devasundaram, co-founder of Medoo.
In the meantime, please enjoy my discussion with Chris Hudson.
Links
Intrapreneuring by Gifford Pinchot, considered to be the origination of the term (Book | 368 pages)
Why you should become an “intrapreneur” from HBR (Article | 5 mins)
The “Double Diamond” method of divergent and convergent thinking (Article | 10 mins)
Seth Godin and Simon Sinek, two intrapreneurial luminaries who have created huge amounts of associated content
The Johari Window - more commonly known as the “Knowns and Unknowns” grid
The Carrot Collective, the distributed decentralized “agency” Chris is now part of
Show notes
[00:02:48] - Chris’s definition of an “intrapreneur” and further resources to dive into
[00:04:06] - Why intrapreneurs are important to businesses
[00:04:54] - The type of role that intrapreneurs usually come from
[00:06:12] - The type of person that thrives at intrapreneurship
[00:07:26] - The organizational barriers that limit success
[00:08:27] - How those barriers also affect a sense of self-worth
[00:09:42] - How Chris became attracted to intrapreneurs and wanting to work more with them
[00:11:06] - Chris recognizing the patterns in his career to focus on this space
[00:12:01] - Leveraging Human-Centered Design as an agent of change
[00:14:48] - The culture of experimentation in intrapreneurship that excites Chris
[00:16:22] - The meaning behind the name “Company Road”
[00:18:39] - Chris’s take on the status quo of consulting
[00:19:18] - How Company Road differentiates itself from general cons
[00:22:55] - Various methods and connections that Company Road could leverage to solve problems
[00:27:05] - The balance between solving legacy issues and building the future of work
[00:28:34] - Chris’s thoughts on what the future of work could look like
[00:30:23] - Existing examples of how this future might play out
[00:31:46] - What plans Chris has in store for Company Road
[00:34:14] - Setting up a community based around transformation
[00:36:00] - Envisioning a self-powered and self-learning future for everyone
[00:34:14] - Setting up a community based around transformation
[00:37:09] - Building connections to make education, empowerment and ultimately transformation easier for everyone
[00:39:06] - Getting in touch with Chris - socials and website
Episode 8 - Enabling others to craft their own futures