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A Failure To Act – The Leader’s 5 Most Damaging Inactions

Lead Change Blog

Failure To Inform – It’s difficult enough to gain competitive intelligence; why would we withhold our own? Editor’s Note: Scott is donating December 2015 proceeds from the sale of his book, Make It Matter: How Managers Can Motivate by Creating Meaning , to the United Way. We admire and applaud your generosity, Scott!

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Companies Collect Competitive Intelligence, but Don’t Use It

Harvard Business Review

The second requirement is to anticipate response to your competitive moves so that they are not derailed by unexpected reactions. Leadership is happy to ask that proposals and presentations be backed by “data.” This competitive intelligence sign-off is simple to institutionalize.