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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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My Bookshelf

Thrive Global

From Nassim Taleb in The Black Swan : …a private library is not an ego-boosting appendage but a research tool. Albeit skewed toward non-fiction, it’s a decidedly liberal arts mix of history, philosophy, psychology, technology, physics, and business. That all said, my growing wish list might be the best indicator of my ambition.