In my 25+ years working in corporations and as a consultant supporting clients' competitive intelligence operations... more

In my 25+ years working in corporations and as a consultant supporting clients' competitive intelligence operations, I notice that the focus is too often on process and monitoring the competition using the Internet, and increasingly neglects the relationships we must forge with individuals. We become very good at the skill we work in such as law, finance, accounting, marketing, and my area--competitive intelligence. However, many of us have problems with our people skills. We have trouble listening, being heard and taken seriously by the right people in our company. I have a solution for this: cooperative intelligence, which puts people in the center. Its foundation is giving attitudes and practices which encourage openness, sharing and trust. Cooperative intelligence is a holistic solution which blends and integrates leadership, connection and leadership to make us stronger individuals regardless of our profession.