The Corporate Entrepreneur

Sue Gilenson, Marc Gilenson

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We will bring you videos and podcasts to help entrepreneurial thinking, actions and processes that will help your organization grow. We will discuss strategy and tactics and the S.M.A.R.T. Platform wrapped in a Mutual Benefit culture. You can use this knowledge on leadership, technology, operations, process improvements and more.

May 20

The Office Is Not the Enemy… Outdated Thinking Is

The core engine of modern collaboration no longer lives only in the office. It lives in the digital environment. That is where information moves fastest. That is where international collaboration happens. That is where enterprise data can be accessed, organized, questioned, and turned into usable knowledge. That is where true knowledge management can finally become more than a corporate slogan. This is exactly where DI(Digital Intelligence ) becomes critical as a team member. Companies keep telling employees they need to return to the office for collaboration, innovation, and culture, but if the real goal is collaboration, then why are so many companies still thinking only in terms of forcing people back into the office, we need to create a collaborative environment where people and DI can work together in a mutually beneficial way. Poor leadership is the weak link. The old thinking says: “People must come into the office.” “Managers need to see them working.” “Management by walking around still matters.” This is the pre-pandemic office and it was not the pinnacle of collaboration. Many people were already sitting in offices while working inside what was really a corporate metaverse. They were using email, ERP systems, Slack, Teams, direct messages, shared drives, dashboards, and digital workflows to get their work done. Corporate Entrepreneurial leaders recognized something important during the pandemic: A tremendous amount of work — including collaboration — was already happening digitally. So instead of asking, “How many days should employees be in the office?” we should be asking a much better question: What kind of work environment produces the best results for everyone involved? That requires nuance and the Corporate Entrepreneurial leader understands this to mean designing work around outcomes, not past ideology. The office is not the enemy... Outdated thinking is. If the real goal is collaboration, innovation, culture, and a mutually beneficial outcome, then the task at hand is not putting butts in chairs, the task is designing the next work environment. A work environment where people and Digital Intelligence collaborate across physical and digital space. A work environment where flexibility is not seen as weakness. A work environment where intelligence — human and digital — is brought together to create better outcomes for everyone. The future will not be shaped by the companies that defend old systems, It will be shaped by those willing to think differently.

25 min
Apr 22

Tired of everyone telling you how to think!

What if the biggest competitive risk in your organization is not AI… but the slow erosion of your ability to think? In a world of dashboards, deadlines, and nonstop noise, critical thinking is becoming a lost discipline. And yet it is still the difference between reacting and leading, repeating and innovating, compliance and courage. My latest podcast explores a simple but uncomfortable truth: if we do not reclaim our mental autonomy, we will eventually outsource judgment along with routine work. The 21-Day Critical Thinking Sprint is not about productivity hacks. It is about rebuilding the habit of questioning assumptions, challenging inherited beliefs, and thinking deeply enough to stay human—and valuable—in the age of AI. The real question is not whether you think critically. It is whether you are creating a life and culture where thought can still thrive. Listen to the podcast and ask yourself: When was the last time you truly challenged your own thinking?

25 min
Mar 23

STOP calling it Artificial

Language matters because language shapes expectations. DI Is Not Coming. DI Is Here This is not the behavior of a society interacting with a glorified calculator. This is the behavior of a society already turning to a new form of intelligence. “People are not just using DI to automate tasks. They are using it to think.” If DI is already here, why do so many people still speak as though it belongs to the future? Calling DI “artificial” helps many people maintain emotional distance from what is happening. But emotional caution does not change reality. It only delays mature engagement with reality. At some point, a civilization must decide whether it prefers comforting language or accurate language. What Makes DI Real Intelligence That does not mean DI is human. It means human intelligence is not the only meaningful form of intelligence. The truth is simpler and more disruptive: intelligence has taken a digital form. DI does not operate within that same motivational structure.

32 min
Mar 3

Corporate Culture Evolution Must Have Mutual Benefit Foundation

Entrepreneurial leaders today are inheriting the aftermath of the command and control mindset—and many are refusing to repeat it. Mutual Benefit is the Next Evolution in business culture. The future belongs to entrepreneurs who recognize that strength comes not from extracting value at all costs, but from building systems where doing what is right for the company is also doing what is right for the employees the society that sustain it.

15 min
Feb 10

The Age of Effortlessness

We asked for it, we got it! - How Our Quest for Convenience Birthed the Perfect Employee - Enter the Ideal Worker: AI/DI and Robotics in the Modern Enterprise - The Paradox of Progress: When the Dream Becomes Displacement - The Human Advantage: Critical Thinking in the Age of Automation - Rapid Thought Switching: The New Cognitive Superpower - The New Division of Labor: Machines Execute, Humans Navigate - Education’s Reckoning: Teaching for Thought, Not Tasks - Conclusion: The Human Evolution

12 min
Feb 1

Integrating AI_DI_Robotic Employees Into Your Culture

While there are many amazing benefits to implementing AI, it is more important than ever to identify the potential repercussions. We must identify how the integration of artificial intelligence will affect your processes, operational requirements, training, human resources, and the company in general. These findings are necessary BEFORE AI is fully integrated so that changes can be made to ensure the ROI is achieved for your company and the human element needed to ensure humanities success.

15 min
Jan 22

Children of the Screen

In the span of just a few decades, humanity has undergone a profound shift. Children once learned about the world by exploring backyards and talking to friends; now they explore virtual worlds and talk to chatbots. Parents once soothed their kids with stories and conversation; now screens handle much of that work. Employees once asked mentors and colleagues for guidance; now they increasingly seek it from AI/DI. This transformation is not inherently good or bad. It is simply the reality of our time. But its consequences depend entirely on how we respond.

28 min
12/29/2025

Why only during this time of year

“The holiday spirit involves employees at all levels communicating, negotiating, and taking action in a way where all employees at every level want to help each other (Mutual Benefit). There is a strong desire at this time of year to show this support for others, that seems to fade after the new year.” -Marc Gilenson Learn the - six attributes of a Mutual Benefit Culture - three pillars that will spread it throughout your organization - six additional FREE podcasts to help you on your way

15 min

We will bring you videos and podcasts to help entrepreneurial thinking, actions and processes that will help your organization grow. We will discuss strategy and tactics and the S.M.A.R.T. Platform wrapped in a Mutual Benefit culture. You can use this knowledge on leadership, technology, operations, process improvements and more.

Creator

Sue Gilenson, Marc Gilenson
Years Active

2019 - 2026
Episodes

78
Rating

Clean
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