Best companies to work for..... as CI / market / business analysts - Competitive Intelligence2024-03-29T15:08:36Zhttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/forum/topics/best-companies-to-work-for-as?commentId=2036441%3AComment%3A29611&feed=yes&xn_auth=noShiela,
I never endorsed une…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-08:2036441:Comment:296332010-02-08T13:39:47.367ZVivek Raghuvanshihttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
Shiela,<br />
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I never endorsed unethical practices.<br />
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I did NOT advocate unethical practices.<br />
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What I did was defend a Nation whose comitted people in an agency, post Sept 11, go out of their way to defend Democracy.<br />
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I did NOT advocate any clandestine operations.<br />
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We must see the goodness in others Shiela.<br />
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I was just stating facts.<br />
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Please understand it in context.<br />
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Cheers<br />
Vivek Raghuvanshi
Shiela,<br />
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I never endorsed unethical practices.<br />
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I did NOT advocate unethical practices.<br />
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What I did was defend a Nation whose comitted people in an agency, post Sept 11, go out of their way to defend Democracy.<br />
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I did NOT advocate any clandestine operations.<br />
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We must see the goodness in others Shiela.<br />
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I was just stating facts.<br />
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Please understand it in context.<br />
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Cheers<br />
Vivek Raghuvanshi There are some who can't dete…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-07:2036441:Comment:296242010-02-07T22:29:21.432ZEric Garlandhttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/EricGarland
There are some who can't detect my sarcasm over the Internet, which is fine. For the record, I'm not a fan of any "intelligence" programs that have a now documented, practically-official policy of war crimes. That's not intelligence. For a review of real intelligence, read my treatise launching the Intelligence Collaborative - I see the process of intelligence as a descendant of the Enlightenment. Torture is a descendant of the Inquisition, the darkness. The two couldn't have less in common,…
There are some who can't detect my sarcasm over the Internet, which is fine. For the record, I'm not a fan of any "intelligence" programs that have a now documented, practically-official policy of war crimes. That's not intelligence. For a review of real intelligence, read my treatise launching the Intelligence Collaborative - I see the process of intelligence as a descendant of the Enlightenment. Torture is a descendant of the Inquisition, the darkness. The two couldn't have less in common, despite a shared but misappropriated descriptor. Perhaps some day we will finally separate the two with different terms.<br />
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In the meantime, back on WHERE IS A GOOD PLACE TO WORK?<br />
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I would say <b>there are no good companies for intelligence, only good people who value intelligence.</b> You can have a company with a multi-decade history of strategy, competitive intelligence, forecasting, and innovation, with well-staffed, well-funded departments in which you'll be locked in a room with 9MB/sec WiFi, Tuesdays off, comfy couches, organic iced tea in the fridge, unlimited travel budget, and an open mandate to LEARN ABOUT THE FUTURE OF OUR COMPETITION. That place could have the job you'd kill for, the award-winning, ROI-generating, TED conference-starring role of which analysts dream.<br />
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Then, stocks dive, the Board hires a former sales rep/motivational speaker with helmet hair and too much testosterone to TURN THE COMPANY AROUND. Within a day, the only metric in the company becomes revenue minus costs, measured once every twelve weeks.<br />
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Intel guys, unless you are making sales we haven't heard about, <i>pack your bags</i>.<br />
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In this world of mergers, acquisitions, bailouts, financial Armageddon, locusts, rivers of blood, and the iPad, you never know what corporate structure is right around the corner. If you want a good environment in which to collaborate on intelligence, find some people whom you find brilliant, insightful and innovative who happen to do intelligence for a living. Those people will make the experience - no matter what the name on the front of the office complex might be.<br />
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Incidentally, I think there are hundreds of such candidates here on the Ning site. Perhaps introduce yourself? Vivek, I think yoou have just…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-07:2036441:Comment:296202010-02-07T17:38:54.488ZSheila Wrighthttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/SheilaWright
Vivek, I think yoou have just reinforced the point I was making and have done it much better than I. If you think that Mossad/CIA/MI6/KGB etc has any legitimate connection with CI in the commercial context of doing day to day business then I really am in the wrong place. Take a look at the fine that BAE Systems has just been handed. That's where dirty dealing takes you. I don't want to be a part of that but if you want to swim with the sharks in the ocean of unethical competitive intelligence…
Vivek, I think yoou have just reinforced the point I was making and have done it much better than I. If you think that Mossad/CIA/MI6/KGB etc has any legitimate connection with CI in the commercial context of doing day to day business then I really am in the wrong place. Take a look at the fine that BAE Systems has just been handed. That's where dirty dealing takes you. I don't want to be a part of that but if you want to swim with the sharks in the ocean of unethical competitive intelligence then go ahead but please don't assume that others will either applaud, or want to join you. Sheila Anyways Sheila,
I know Eric…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-07:2036441:Comment:296132010-02-07T11:01:18.316ZVivek Raghuvanshihttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
Anyways Sheila,<br />
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I know Eric was fooling around.<br />
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See Competitive Intelligence in the Macro perspective.<br />
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But what is there to be ashamed about Mossad/CIA/RAW/KGB/MI6/BND etc.,<br />
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Sorry, I forgot DGSE.<br />
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In Competitive Intelligence, BND is legendary for its Project RAHAB..<br />
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PPP Model ie Private Public Partnership<br />
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BND's Project RAHAB is feared and revered. Its gives German Businesses, at a very Macro level, competitive advantage.<br />
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Denial / Glomer principle from BND on Project RAHAB does not mean…
Anyways Sheila,<br />
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I know Eric was fooling around.<br />
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See Competitive Intelligence in the Macro perspective.<br />
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But what is there to be ashamed about Mossad/CIA/RAW/KGB/MI6/BND etc.,<br />
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Sorry, I forgot DGSE.<br />
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In Competitive Intelligence, BND is legendary for its Project RAHAB..<br />
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PPP Model ie Private Public Partnership<br />
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BND's Project RAHAB is feared and revered. Its gives German Businesses, at a very Macro level, competitive advantage.<br />
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Denial / Glomer principle from BND on Project RAHAB does not mean that it does not exist.<br />
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Understand the players in the ocean of competitive intelligence.<br />
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CI is not SCIP<br />
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Cheers<br />
Vivek Raghuvanshi Thanks so much Ellen. That wi…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-07:2036441:Comment:296112010-02-07T05:57:13.887ZNimalanhttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/Nimalan
Thanks so much Ellen. That will be of great help.<br />
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I shall wait for you to get back to Colorado.<br />
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Thanks again and safe travels :)<br />
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Nimalan
Thanks so much Ellen. That will be of great help.<br />
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I shall wait for you to get back to Colorado.<br />
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Thanks again and safe travels :)<br />
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Nimalan Hi Nimalan,
A number of year…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-07:2036441:Comment:296102010-02-07T03:28:24.347ZEllen Naylorhttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/EllenNaylor
Hi Nimalan,<br />
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A number of years ago, a good 10 years or more, at SCIP we gave out an award for the best CI companies. It was run kind of like the Malcolm Baldridge award for CI. Would this be helpful to you? I am on the road most of the month, but I still have all the criteria we used to judge the best companies. Some good people at SCIP helped develop our criteria. This might help you with some structure for your project. I am happy to share with you when I get back to Colorado if you're…
Hi Nimalan,<br />
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A number of years ago, a good 10 years or more, at SCIP we gave out an award for the best CI companies. It was run kind of like the Malcolm Baldridge award for CI. Would this be helpful to you? I am on the road most of the month, but I still have all the criteria we used to judge the best companies. Some good people at SCIP helped develop our criteria. This might help you with some structure for your project. I am happy to share with you when I get back to Colorado if you're interested!<br />
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All the best,<br />
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Ellen Sorry Eric and Vivek. To my m…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-06:2036441:Comment:295482010-02-06T13:01:02.117ZSheila Wrighthttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/SheilaWright
Sorry Eric and Vivek. To my mind, references to CIA/RAW/KGB/MI6/BND or any other similar type of organisation is exactly the sort of thing we do not need when talking about CI in a commercial context. How is that going to make business leaders think that CI is a legitimate discipline and something they should embrace? What on earth relevance does a cut and paste from the CIA website on their Vision, Mission and Values have to do with the entirely curious, non-inflammatory question which Nimalan…
Sorry Eric and Vivek. To my mind, references to CIA/RAW/KGB/MI6/BND or any other similar type of organisation is exactly the sort of thing we do not need when talking about CI in a commercial context. How is that going to make business leaders think that CI is a legitimate discipline and something they should embrace? What on earth relevance does a cut and paste from the CIA website on their Vision, Mission and Values have to do with the entirely curious, non-inflammatory question which Nimalan asked? I think somebody has lost the plot here or maybe it is just that the contributions on this site are moving far away from what I am comfortable to be associated with. I suppose anybody searching for such organisations and their acronyms will now find their way to our CI site. Oh dear.<br />
Sheila Eric,
https://www.cia.gov/ab…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-02-06:2036441:Comment:295472010-02-06T12:42:20.850ZVivek Raghuvanshihttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/VivekRaghuvanshi
Eric,<br />
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<a href="https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-vision-mission-values/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-vision-mission-values/index.html</a><br />
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CIA Vision, Mission & Values<br />
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Vision<br />
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One Agency. One Community. An Agency unmatched in its core capabilities, functioning as one team, fully integrated into the Intelligence Community.<br />
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Mission<br />
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We are the nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go. We…
Eric,<br />
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<a href="https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-vision-mission-values/index.html" target="_blank">https://www.cia.gov/about-cia/cia-vision-mission-values/index.html</a><br />
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CIA Vision, Mission & Values<br />
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Vision<br />
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One Agency. One Community. An Agency unmatched in its core capabilities, functioning as one team, fully integrated into the Intelligence Community.<br />
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Mission<br />
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We are the nation’s first line of defense. We accomplish what others cannot accomplish and go where others cannot go. We carry out our mission by:<br />
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Collecting information that reveals the plans, intentions and capabilities of our adversaries and provides the basis for decision and action.<br />
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Producing timely analysis that provides insight, warning and opportunity to the President and decisionmakers charged with protecting and advancing America’s interests.<br />
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Conducting covert action at the direction of the President to preempt threats or achieve US policy objectives.<br />
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Core Values<br />
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Service. We put Country first and Agency before self. Quiet patriotism is our hallmark. We are dedicated to the mission, and we pride ourselves on our extraordinary responsiveness to the needs of our customers.<br />
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Integrity. We uphold the highest standards of conduct. We seek and speak the truth—to our colleagues and to our customers. We honor those Agency officers who have come before us and we honor the colleagues with whom we work today.<br />
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Excellence. We hold ourselves—and each other—to the highest standards. We embrace personal accountability. We reflect on our performance and learn from that reflection.<br />
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CIA / RAW / KGB / MI6 / BND, Mossad etc.,<br />
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I guess you have to belong by birth and citizenship to serve.<br />
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Source cultivation is another matter.<br />
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Cold War is over! Now it is Counter Insurgency and Counter Terrorism<br />
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HUMINT keeps Democracy alive. Thanks so much Ms. Wright. I…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-01-28:2036441:Comment:293772010-01-28T08:59:16.805ZNimalanhttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/Nimalan
Thanks so much Ms. Wright. I found the paper you mentioned quite helpful. Though not envisioned as a class thesis or a graded project it is expected to have atleast some level of rigour so your advice on the direction I need to take for the Litt review was quite helpful. What I have discovered so far:<br />
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- Creation of a separate team tasked with intelligence analysis<br />
- Direct reporting to top management<br />
- Physical proximity to top management (not too sure how this is different from the previously…
Thanks so much Ms. Wright. I found the paper you mentioned quite helpful. Though not envisioned as a class thesis or a graded project it is expected to have atleast some level of rigour so your advice on the direction I need to take for the Litt review was quite helpful. What I have discovered so far:<br />
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- Creation of a separate team tasked with intelligence analysis<br />
- Direct reporting to top management<br />
- Physical proximity to top management (not too sure how this is different from the previously mentioned parameter)<br />
- Technically enabled<br />
- Access to resources (databases, tools and budget)<br />
- Good traction with top management / decision makers (in terms of both setting specific requirements and feedback)<br />
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But am not sure if all this is possible to be measure from purely open sources / secondary research.<br />
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@ Eric Garland: Thanks for your heads up on Merck. Will check them out from an internship point of view as well :)<br />
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And I love your remark about the CIA :)<br />
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Thanks again,<br />
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Nimalan I would think the CIA would b…tag:competitiveintelligence.ning.com,2010-01-27:2036441:Comment:293692010-01-27T21:49:46.134ZEric Garlandhttps://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/profile/EricGarland
I would think the CIA would be nice. You can buy information with suitcases of unmarked bills when you need it, or smack it out people if things get tight.<br />
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Beats making phone calls and sifting through reports!<br />
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Other than them, I hear Merck has a great program.
I would think the CIA would be nice. You can buy information with suitcases of unmarked bills when you need it, or smack it out people if things get tight.<br />
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Beats making phone calls and sifting through reports!<br />
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Other than them, I hear Merck has a great program.