Managing Your Career Like a Start-Up

Devon Cavanagh

November 5, 2014

Intrapreneurship:

The act of behaving like an entrepreneur while working within a large organization.

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What can you do to behave like an entrepreneur within your job at Capital One?

The foundations of Intrapreneurialism, consist of the same underlying traits that characterize successful founders of start-ups.

High degree of investment in outcomes

A strategic eye towards innovation and making commitments

Rigorous focus on driving work to completion

Quick assimilation of changes in the surrounding landscape

Tireless desire to build a strong brand and valuable relationships

Effective communication of vision, progress, and problems to stakeholders

Consistent Leadership

Strong Credibility

Devon Cavanagh - About

• James Madison University '99 (Finance, Economics)
• Data Analysis / Stewardship

  • Securitization Operations

  • Horizontal Financial Management

  • P&L Analysis

  • LOB Data Warehouse Implementations

• Securitization Accounting

• Program GLUE

• Retail Basel II ➔ Corp. Solutions Data Mgmt

Discussion: The foundations of Intrapreneurialism

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What are some ways you can lead from the entry levels in the organization?

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Why is establishing credibility important?

Me, Inc.

Leading

Laterally

Leading

Laterally

Leading

Down

Leading

Up

Viewed as Great at Managing Up

Viewed as a Leader of Peers

Viewed as a Great People Manager

How you manage your career not only impacts your ability to achieve a desired result, but also affects how others view you.

By effectively managing your “career start-up”, you can implicitly excel at managing up, down, and laterally – skills often sought by managers.