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MindShifts Matters - Current Issue - November 2011

The topics covered include:

The Importance of Strategic Competitive Intelligence

At an age when "rising global competitive pressure" is on every executive's lips, why has CI failed to leave real impact on companies' C-suites? The answer is deceptively simple: companies never built real competitive intelligence capabilities. Find out why, and how to get the competitive intelligence necessary for good strategic decision making.

Why Strategies Fail

When strategists choose bad strategies, strategies fail. That sounds obvious until we remember that no strategist purposely chooses a bad strategy. Instead, let's address why smart strategists can mistakenly believe that a bad strategy is a good one. This article outlines the Seven habits of highly ineffective strategising - can you afford not to read it?

In 2012 Turn Fear into Fuel

What if there was a way to turn the fear, anxiety and self coubt that rides along with acting in the face of uncertainty into fuel for brilliance? Read this article for the 5 starter-strategies to help get you going.

Warm wishes for the coming festive season!

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