For fourteen centuries she had information that everyone wanted. So they traveled from all over the ancient world to seek her guidance. And they paid lots of money for the privilege. Who was she? Pythia, the priestess of Apollo and the oracle of Delphi. Thomas Sakoulas describes how she worked: Plutarch served as a priest... Continue Reading →
Guiding Partners to Better Law Firm KM
It is the stuff of fantasy -- for law firm knowledge management professionals, that is. Imagine law firm partners beating down your door asking to be involved in as many law firm KM projects as possible. Before you laugh derisively, consider the following report from The American Lawyer's ninth annual survey of managing partners, chairs,... Continue Reading →
Make KM Count in 2012
Your New Year's Eve celebration is a now a dim memory and, hopefully, you've fully recovered from the revelry. Now comes the hard part -- putting plans in place to make 2012 a year in which knowledge management really counts in your organization. This is not just about creating a list of interesting projects and... Continue Reading →
Find Your Focus
New Year, new beginnings. At this point in the calendar, the blogosphere is full of lots of advice for those of us who welcome the opportunity of a new beginning. Since I'd like to avoid here one of the besetting sins of bloggers (i.e., hypocrisy), I'm going to restrict myself to sharing advice that I'm... Continue Reading →