Ep. 153 | What is Intrapreneurship?

Intrapreneurship: Think Like an Owner and Transform Your Career. Steven Harris records a solo episode on intrapreneurship—thinking and acting like an owner inside an organization—to boost career growth, influence, and happiness at work. He contrasts “ownership avoidance” with an ownership mindset, arguing that intrapreneurs focus on possibilities, see problems as opportunities, and become indispensable through initiative, curiosity, and follow-through. Steven introduces the OPPO FLOW opportunity cycle: keeping an open mind, defining purpose, preparation, opportunity awareness, action, and assessment. Drawing from his Phoenix payroll franchise, he explains how purpose fuels engagement, why preparation must come before leadership, and how opportunity awareness can be trained by spotting inefficiencies and customer frustrations. He emphasizes taking action, bringing solutions instead of complaints, learning through reflection, and spending 30 days thinking like an owner by focusing on retention- and revenue-driving activities.00:00 Intrapreneurship Intro01:22 What Intrapreneurs Do02:55 Escape Ownership Avoidance05:11 Spot Opportunities Daily06:21 Purpose Fuels Initiative08:53 Preparation Before Influence11:45 Opportunity Awareness Example14:39 From Ideas to Action17:57 Reflect and Improve19:18 30 Day Owner ChallengeKey Topics:Intrapreneurship and ownership mindsetOpportunity cycle: awareness, action, assessmentThe importance of purpose and connection to workBuilding trust and credibility through solutionsThe role of preparation and continuous learningFollow the SuccessFlow Podcast on ⁠Instagram⁠: ⁠⁠@successflowpodcast⁠⁠To connect with Steven and ways he can help:⁠Founder/Creator: ⁠⁠⁠www.oppoflowmindset.com⁠⁠⁠ Small Business Payroll - PHX Franchise Owner: ⁠⁠⁠www.journeypayrollhr.com⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@steven.oppo.flow ⁠⁠To connect with Phil and contact directly: ⁠⁠⁠https://phillipcrawford.com/⁠ ⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PhillipCrawford⁠ ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠@flowstatecrawford⁠⁠Acknowledgements:The Intro and Outro Music credit to Holden Peyton. This podcast episode is produced and published by Dolphin Podcasting, LLC. Launch your podcast today at ⁠⁠⁠www.DolphinPodcasting.com