How to Recruit and Select the Best Candidate for an Intelligence Job

How to Recruit and Select the Best Candidate for an Intelligence Job

Jun 25, 2014

Have you ever been overwhelmed with hundreds of resumes when trying to fill an intelligence position? Have you ever hired someone only to learn later that you’ve changed the dynamics of your team in a negative way? Have you ever struggled to choose one individual out...

How Librarians Turn Intelligence Skills into Industry Insight

May 28, 2014

How have librarians evolved from a traditional role of organizing information into strategic partners in decision support for executive management? SLA President-Elect Jill Strand will show how the information profession has evolved in recent years, from...
How to Build a Strategic Early Warning System

How to Build a Strategic Early Warning System

May 14, 2014

How can your organization anticipate changes coming from over the horizon? Which indicators will be relevant to you and how will you know when you detect them? An effective strategic early warning system can help companies better manage their business by identifying...

How NOT to Present Insights to Decision Makers (And Keep Your Job)

Apr 23, 2014

Much written and verbal communication in today’s business world is ineffective. At worst, it’s actually detrimental to both the message and the messenger. Bad style and writing are issues, but the main problem is the process fails to appreciate the purpose. The needs...

How Industry and Market Sense Making Communicates Strategic Intelligence

Apr 9, 2014

While we can find substantial information about most of our competitors online, intelligence goes way beyond trawling the Internet. The most valuable information is seldom – if ever – easily accessible via a public search engine or more sophisticated skills in mining...