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Expanding Skills and Advancing Your Career Through Social Intrapreneurship

July 18, 2009 01:45 by jllorens

(From Reuters.com) If you're reading this column, there is a good chance that you're interested in a career with a positive social and environmental impact. But given the current economic environment, you may be wondering where or how to find these positions. You may also be looking for ways to advance your career in your current organization or professional development opportunities that focus on sustainability.

One way to move your career forward despite the current recession is by becoming a social intrapreneur. Social intrapreneurs go above and beyond their traditional job roles to challenge the status quo and develop solutions to social and environmental problems from inside the organizations where they work. Applying your sustainability values to a social intrapreneurship project can help you develop leadership skills, position you for career growth, and add economic, environmental, and social value to your current organization.

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