Remove Competencies Remove Diversity Remove Examples Remove Knowledge Management
article thumbnail

Ten Big Ideas of Knowledge Management

Conversation Matters

For example, the United Nations meeting hall is designed in concentric circles to provide a visual representation of what the UN stands for – unity among nations. Knowledge is created when diverse perspectives are brought together in conversation - when people are able to build on each other’s ideas. Circles represent unity.

article thumbnail

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

Conversation Matters

The knowledge existed within GM to develop a more competitive strategy. But between 2000 and 2008 knowledge management did not help GM bring that organizational knowledge together in a way that could have saved it from bankruptcy. Johnsonville Foods an Example of Using Collective Knowledge to Address Complex Issues.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Qualities of a Good Manager: 10 Skills You Need

Engagedly

However, there are data-backed characteristics of a successful manager that may assist you in making the best judgments. What qualities make a manager competent and successful? Previously, experience and technical abilities were essential qualities of a good manager. Linking Industry Knowledge to Knowledge Management.

article thumbnail

Three Books Every KM Professional Should Read

Conversation Matters

They are: Teaming: How Organizations Learn, Innovate, and Compete in the Knowledge Economy , 2012, by Amy Edmondson, a Harvard Professor of Organizational Learning. Critical Knowledge Transfer: Tools for Managing Your Company’s Deep Smarts, 2015, by Dorothy Leonard, Walter Swat, and Gavin Barton.

article thumbnail

How To Turn Employees Into Active Users of Corporate Knowledge

TalentCulture

Launching their knowledge management initiatives, organizations often resemble oil extraction companies. They start to drill their knowledge wells and rub their hands in anticipation of the upcoming boost to their business. Why knowledge lays idle. Tacit knowledge is underused. However, the case is pretty common.

article thumbnail

Recruiting Strategies To Hire Top Talent In 2024 in UAE

Bayzat

The aim is not just to compete in the job market but to do it really well with talent management, so the company can get the best candidates for key positions. Taking an example, Bayzat provides recruiters with a cutting-edge AI-powered knowledge hub, furnishing the bulk of advantages.

article thumbnail

Transferring Expertise: The Best Way to Move Tacit Knowledge

Conversation Matters

One of the early attempts was made by the World Bank, who video-taped (this was very early when it really was tape) interviews with experts from around the world, for example, a very experienced road construction engineer in Pakistan or a long-time education expert in Brazil. Let’s turn to a real life example. Bibliography.