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“A lot of companies’ information is locked away in Word documents and file cabinets,&# says Brent Claxton, chief technology officer of Organization Metrics, Inc. Succession planning is a strategic task that nearly everyone agrees is important to a company’s success. In a word, it’s inefficient. MORE >>

This is often one of the top interview questions and it comes from ‘psycho-metrics’ compiled by psychologists for job interviewers. Ask something like: ‘Do you feel it’s possible for us to directly compete with (one of their top competitors)?’ Photo courtesy of MF. Author: Mike Suggs. Do you? ’ 7. MORE >>