Competitive Intelligence For Dummies

Part IV

Getting Support for Intelligence Dissemination and Implementation

CI can't succeed without support from the people at the top of the ladder. Improve your odds of getting their help with the tips I provide at www.dummies.com/extras/competitiveintelligence.

In this part . . .

Perform a strategic readiness assessment to find out just how receptive your organization’s leadership and personnel are likely to be to innovation.

Discover the ten values that almost all top-performing companies share.

Brush up on best practices and approaches that help in communication, consensus building, and ultimately the execution of CI initiatives.

Find out about the most common barriers that prevent companies from changing, and develop strategies and techniques to overcome them.

Promote CI throughout ...