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In this fast-paced digital world, managing and harnessing the power of knowledge within an organization has become more crucial than ever before.
Report highlights two major challenges facing organizations: finding information from workplace applications, and turning that information into useful knowledge October...
PHOTO: Yasin ArıbuÄa | unsplash I once worked with a company that would say farewell to long-serving employees by publishing an exit interview with them in the company magazine. People would say, "Gosh, I never realized Sally knew all about X, I wish Iâd asked her about it before she went." We came to call these interviews "knowledge obituaries." You pay good money to hire people with experience, expertise and the right qualifications. Yet sometimes the diligence that goes into valuing a new hireâs knowledge is missing when it comes to retaining that knowledge, particularly w...
PHOTO: Kelly Sikkema | unsplash Letâs be honest. Before COVID-19 upended everything, very few organizations were doing knowledge management (KM) well. In their defense, KM â and I mean really good and effective KM â is hard. It can be expensive, takes a level of dedication many organizations donât have the capacity for, and the payoff often takes longer than expected, leading some to think it's a lower-value activity. Knowledge management utopia simply did not exist for many organizations. Instead, people turned to the âsneaker netâ â the network of go-to...