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Know Your Enemy

Chartered Management Institute

This article was written for the Law Society Magazine, February 2011 Edition. Graeme Dixon looks at how competitive intelligence could benefit your company. Your people may know their marketplace and their customers, but all that invaluable information could go to waste if you don’t collect it and collate it effectively.

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Managing Risks Means Managing Arguments

Harvard Business Review

The tick-borne illness kept JPMorgan Chase's Ina Drew out of the office for extended periods in 2010 and 2011. That discord in 2010 and 2011 contributed to the chief investment office's losing trades in 2012, the current and former bankers said. How Competitive Intelligence Rules Encourage Cheating.

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How to Get More Value Out of Your Data Analysts

Harvard Business Review

A May 2011 McKinsey Global Institute study on big data analytics predicted a coming shortfall of around 150,000 people with deep analytical skills – and a shortfall of 1.5 Use Your Sales Force’s Competitive Intelligence Wisely. There is widespread recognition of the shortage of analytical professionals.

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