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Knowledge Management 101: Preventing a Knowledge Loss Crisis in 6 Steps

EDSI

Imagine you just found out a valuable, tenured employee is leaving and taking all his or her critical knowledge and experience with him to a competing organization. If there’s one thing that remains true in business (and life in general) it’s this: a crisis can strike any company … anytime, anywhere. Advanced planning!

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Ten Big Ideas of Knowledge Management

Conversation Matters

Whether it is through an email or in person, asking is a little risky; we are often fearful that others will think we are less competent or will be offended. That is the reason for “connection before content” – so that others build enough trust know how we will react and to use and our competence. .

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7 Ways the U.S. OPM Competency Models Can Support Your Workforce Planning

AvilarHR

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) publicly shares its Competency Models. Here’s how the OPM competency models can support your workforce planning. And managing workforce skills and competencies is essential for workforce planning. What are the OPM Competency Models?

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HR Leadership: A Fresh Perspective on Shaping Organisational Success

EmployeeConnect

Anticipating the demand for new competencies resulting from digitisation requires proactive training initiatives for both employees and managers. Understanding the business context, motivations, and political dynamics equips HR with the competencies needed to advocate for HR’s business value, career, and ideas.

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How to be a Good Internal Consultant

Workplace Psychology

Important competencies to be a successful internal consultant (Phillips, Trotter, & Phillips, 2015) include communication skills, feedback skills, problem-solving & analytical skills, and organizational skills. Earlier, I shared important competencies needed to be a successful internal consultant. Barnfield, H. Korn Ferry.

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Why Knowledge Management Didn’t Save General Motors: Addressing Complex Issues By Convening Conversation

Conversation Matters

GM was brought down by a flawed strategy, but an organization’s strategy is clearly a product of the knowledge that exists within its walls. The knowledge existed within GM to develop a more competitive strategy. The knowledge management task is to bring together the collective knowledge of the organization to bear on complex issues.

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Give Your New Managers the Tools to Succeed

HR Bartender

They can do cool stuff that will enhance their skills and knowledge. Managers who focus on finding and training their replacement aren’t dispensable. And, organizations that want managers who will hire, train, and retain the best talent need to set those managers up for success. They’re promotable.