1. Using your current organization or one you have worked for in the past, what efforts were taken to assess and/or understand its external environment? In your opinion were those efforts active or passive? Were they sufficient? Why or why not?
2. What do you see as the major economic challenges facing our society today and, in particular your generation?
3. Are some of the 13 strategic staffing decisions more important than others? If so, which ones? Why?