Beyond knowledge management to better management
Twice today I was reminded of the benefits of breaking out of my silo and broadening my circle. In both cases, the information sharing came about through ancient technology -- a face to face meeting. In the first instance, I had the privilege of a long conversation with a terrific colleague who works in a... Continue Reading →
If you are a traditionalist you'll know that January 6, the Feast of the Epiphany in the Western Church, is the day for giving up and giving away. It is the day to give up your Christmas finery, packing it away until next December. It also is the Day of the Three Kings, when people... Continue Reading →
What are you hiding? And, more importantly, why are you hiding it? That's the question to consider when you run across instances of knowledge hoarding within your organization. It's very hard to create an open, collaborative, knowledge-sharing culture without first understanding what drives people to put up walls around their content. Is it fear? Ignorance? ... Continue Reading →
Are you ready to walk away from your major line of business? If not, you may be turning away a new, more profitable line of business. Or, you may find you're soon out of business altogether. Not convinced? Well then, spend a little while with Xerox. When you hear the word Xerox, you tend to... Continue Reading →
Knowledge managers around the world can learn a great deal from the example of the Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge of the State of New York, whose tenure ends on December 31st. Besides being the first woman to hold the state's highest judiciary office and author of some landmark decisions, she will be remembered... Continue Reading →
It's cloudy today here in New York City. Even though the sky is not the bright, sparkling, optimistic blue it was early in the morning of September 11, 2001, there are plenty of other reminders of the events of that day.In the aftermath of 9/11, we learned that the government in fact had much of... Continue Reading →
The ICT-KM program of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research has created a Knowledge Sharing Toolkit that provides guidance and resources for organizations interested in developing knowledge sharing among their employees and constituents. Nancy White at Full Circle Associates asks that readers take a look at the Toolkit and send in their feedback. They... Continue Reading →
In his Notes on Productivity blog, Eric Mack makes the following observation about technology and culture:In the mid 1990s many of us thought of and promoted products (e.g. Lotus Notes) as Knowledge Management (KM) "solutions", rather than "tools".For organizations that did not develop an underlying methodology or knowledge sharing culture, they blamed the "solutions" [read:... Continue Reading →
Let me begin by thanking Doug Cornelius of KM Space, whose comments on my previous knowledge sharing post got me thinking further about the current state of knowledge sharing among lawyers. Doug thought I was underestimating the level of sharing that currently exists in law firms, and pointed to the document management system (DMS) as... Continue Reading →
A persistent theme of this blog is that when it comes to doing knowledge management right, culture matters. In fact, there are days when I'd argue that having the right organizational culture in place is as important (if not more important) than having the best technology. You can buy great tech tools, but if you... Continue Reading →
Above and Beyond KM 