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 →
We've never met. Nonetheless, Samuel Driessen was most generous to me yesterday. What did he do? He very kindly offered me his full pass to the Enterprise 2.0 Conference to be held in June. This conference provides a prime opportunity to learn first-hand from people who have had success with Enterprise 2.0 tools. For those... Continue Reading →
Whether we're compelled by an urge for productivity or a chronic lack of time, many of us spend our days multitasking. Even though there are serious questions about the true efficacy of multitasking, many feel that we simply have no choice. While some say this is just the new reality in today's world, others point... Continue Reading →
"Women love drama!" I overheard this pearl of wisdom on the street the other day. If I hadn't been racing to a meeting, I might have stopped to engage with the two "gentlemen" who were pontificating about women on a busy street corner in Manhattan. Perhaps it's just as well that I was in a... Continue Reading →
Am I creating value? That's the key question to start and end every working day. For knowledge management professionals, it can be a tough one to answer honestly. Why? Because many of us struggle with proving the value of knowledge management efforts. We know that we've helped individuals, but we are often hard pressed to... Continue Reading →
The spirited response to my last two posts (Librarians vs Knowledge Managers and Content Catalysts) regarding the relationship between librarians and knowledge managers drove home to me the importance of not getting too stuck on labels and stereotypes. To be honest, I did use for the purpose of argument a rather stereotypical (and as Nina... Continue Reading →
Knowledge managers sometimes divide the world into two camps: content creators (the folks on the front lines of an organization, as well as a small handful of knowledge managers with subject matter expertise) and content managers (the bulk of the knowledge managers and librarians). In this scheme, most knowledge managers are working well behind the... Continue Reading →
A startling blog post entitled reflection on KM and libraries in law firms came over the transom today. In it Morgan Wilson, a law librarian, recounted his experiences of working in a library that was part of a law firm knowledge management department. These experiences led him to the conclusion that it is not a... Continue Reading →
This is not about that solitaire game you play surreptitiously when you should be filling out expense reports. And, it's not about office politics or power struggles. Games at work is serious business and they offer interesting possibilities for law firm knowledge management and lawyer professional development. A press report about the recent acquisition by... Continue Reading →
I made a mistake yesterday. Although I started with the best of intentions, my error was apparent within minutes. In fact, as soon as my first mouthful hit my digestive track, it was obvious that I had eaten food that was on the verge of spoiling. Unfortunately, by the time my brain processed the bad... Continue Reading →
Above and Beyond KM 