RivalScape Thought Leadership

In pioneering this new corporate discipline, RivalScape continually develops both the theory and practice of workforce competitive intelligence (WCI). This section is dedicated to an ongoing exploration of the many diverse aspects and ramifications of conducting a WCI program.

We will be adding articles, surveys and other thought leadership resources to this section over time. We also plan to develop interactive forums on our website, so that clients and colleagues can discuss their intelligence-related issues, insights, problems and solutions.

Section Contents:

Competitive Diversity Intelligence
Learning about key competitors’ workforce diversity practices can help a company in its own diversity efforts. Two famous cases are noted.

The Fordyce Letter (TFL)
RivalScape founder Paul Houston responds to a TFL article about executive recruiting and corporate spying. (Also published by TFL.)

Richard Horowitz Interview
Noted corporate security and intelligence attorney Richard Horowitz answers our questions about interviewing current and former employees of competitors.

Corporate Recruiters Survey
RivalScape asked 50 top internal executive recruiting officers about their CI knowledge and practices.

Talent Management Survey
RivalScape conducted telephone interviews with CI pros at 20 best-of-breed talent management companies.