Comments on: Aspiring to KM Geekdom http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/11/aspiring-to-km-geekdom.html A discussion of knowledge management that goes above and beyond technology. Thu, 10 May 2012 17:45:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Jack Vinson http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/11/aspiring-to-km-geekdom.html/comment-page-1#comment-175 Jack Vinson Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:33:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=205#comment-175 Good stuff (of course).<br/><br/>A number of your elements are "basic understanding of the business" which I think is right on. This is important for anyone who wishes to be heard by more than their own compatriots.<br/><br/>A parallel to this is knowing your own limitations and that there are others with differing world views. If your focus is IT, acknowledge it. If you are a librarian, embrace that. Etc. Do not forget that there are other people in the organization with different experiences and world views. They can help. Good stuff (of course).

A number of your elements are “basic understanding of the business” which I think is right on. This is important for anyone who wishes to be heard by more than their own compatriots.

A parallel to this is knowing your own limitations and that there are others with differing world views. If your focus is IT, acknowledge it. If you are a librarian, embrace that. Etc. Do not forget that there are other people in the organization with different experiences and world views. They can help.

]]> By: Samuel Driessen http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/11/aspiring-to-km-geekdom.html/comment-page-1#comment-165 Samuel Driessen Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:48:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=205#comment-165 Great list, Mary! I'd like to generalize nr. 3 a bit. Yes, KM-ers need to be translators. I'd say the translate or relate real-life systems to technical systems and vice versa. They easily move between 'business' and 'IT'.<br/>An extra list item is: can process lots of information (analytical skills). Great list, Mary! I’d like to generalize nr. 3 a bit. Yes, KM-ers need to be translators. I’d say the translate or relate real-life systems to technical systems and vice versa. They easily move between ‘business’ and ‘IT’.
An extra list item is: can process lots of information (analytical skills).

]]> By: Stan Garfield http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/11/aspiring-to-km-geekdom.html/comment-page-1#comment-164 Stan Garfield Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:46:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=205#comment-164 Hi, Mary.<br/><br/>This may be of interest:<br/><a HREF="http://www.communities.hp.com/online/blogs/garfield/archive/2008/07/09/km-leader-job-description-selling-km-face-to-face-dead-km-walking-km-method-cards-communities-manual-brain-rules.aspx" REL="nofollow">KM Leader Job Description</a><br/><br/>Regards,<br/>Stan Hi, Mary.

This may be of interest:
KM Leader Job Description

Regards,
Stan

]]> By: Stephen Bounds http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/11/aspiring-to-km-geekdom.html/comment-page-1#comment-162 Stephen Bounds Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:50:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=205#comment-162 Mary,<br/><br/>On (7) -- I think the quality depends on your background.<br/><br/>If you have an IT background (as I do), this needs to read "no tendency to techno<i>philia</i>".<br/><br/>To be truly effective at KM in my opinion, if you like technology you must be prepared to walk away. And if you are suspicious of technology, you need to learn how to embrace it. Mary,

On (7) — I think the quality depends on your background.

If you have an IT background (as I do), this needs to read “no tendency to technophilia“.

To be truly effective at KM in my opinion, if you like technology you must be prepared to walk away. And if you are suspicious of technology, you need to learn how to embrace it.

]]> By: Edgar Tan http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/2008/11/aspiring-to-km-geekdom.html/comment-page-1#comment-160 Edgar Tan Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:40:00 +0000 http://aboveandbeyondkm.com/?p=205#comment-160 Hi Mary<br/><br/>To your list, I'd add:<br/><br/>- be part of external professional networks (because you need to swim with your own kind once in a while, to rebuild energy, get fresh ideas, etc)<br/>- speak authoritatively on KM (because everybody thinks s/he knows a little about the subject and if you aren't authoritative they'd try to run you over with what little that they know)<br/>- be the sort of person that anybody in the organisation would ask out for lunch (because that's when they'd wash their dirty KM laundry in front of you).<br/><br/>Cheers<br/><br/>Edgar Tan Hi Mary

To your list, I’d add:

- be part of external professional networks (because you need to swim with your own kind once in a while, to rebuild energy, get fresh ideas, etc)
- speak authoritatively on KM (because everybody thinks s/he knows a little about the subject and if you aren’t authoritative they’d try to run you over with what little that they know)
- be the sort of person that anybody in the organisation would ask out for lunch (because that’s when they’d wash their dirty KM laundry in front of you).

Cheers

Edgar Tan

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