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Display an Intrapreneurial Mindset

When working for the airline, I managed the commercial department as though it was my business. For instance, I recall staying at the office till 4 a.m. one night, putting final touches on the first ever marketing plan that I was to present at the board meeting by 9 a.m. the following morning. My sister, I do not suggest that you routinely work all night long, but that is something that many people would only do for their personal business and not that of their employer.

A value-adding employee is intrapreneurial, meaning that she treats her employer’s business or organisation as if it is her own. On the other hand, the real owner-cum-employer is called an entrepreneur. Ephesians 6:5-9 encourages us to display an intrapreneurial mindset at work. The TPT version explains it so amazingly. It says (TPT): 5-9Those who are employed should listen to their employers and obey their instructions with great respect and honor. Serve them with humility in your hearts as though you were working for the Master. Always do what is right and not only when others are watching, so that you may please Christ as his servants by doing his will. Serve your employers wholeheartedly and with love, as though you were serving Christ and not men. Be assured that anything you do that is beautiful and excellent will be repaid by our Lord, whether you are an employee or an employer. And to the caretakers of the flock I say, do what is right with your people by forgiving them when they offend you, for you know there is a Master in heaven that shows no favoritism.