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Four Myths About Millennials in the Workplace: Debunked
There’s a lot of talk among employers about how different Millennials are from the Gen Xers and Baby Boomers who came before them. But recent APQC research on Preparing for the Future of Work found that what younger talent really wants might surprise the organizations competing to hire them. Here…
Getting People to Actually Like Virtual Collaboration
What are the biggest disconnects between how people currently work and how they want to work, and what can organizations do to improve the future of work for everyone? This fall, APQC surveyed more than 1,000 people about their current work experiences and what changes would make them happier and…
What Can Mentoring Do for Your Workplace? The Answer May Surprise You
When I started scoping APQC’s Workplace Mentoring study, I thought I understood why organizations encourage employees to mentor and be mentored. First, mentoring is an inexpensive way to build employee skills and competencies so that they can become high performers and move up the ranks. …
How Cardinal Health Used Peer-Based Learning to Improve KM
“How can I get employees to learn from one another?” is a question I get asked at least once a month. And it makes sense that so many organizations are interested in peer-based learning as a way to transfer knowledge and close skill gaps. When an employee needs to get up to speed on a particular…
Knowledge Management Can Help Solve the Leadership Deficit
During last week’s webinar, How KM Supports the Nurturing of Successful Leaders, I talked with our Human Capital Management program manager Elissa Tucker about APQC’s latest research on leadership skills gaps. At the end of the call, the audience brought up some great questions about the…
APQC Recognized as a Global MAKE Award Winner
The news was just released today that APQC has been named a 2011 Global Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) Award Winner. This is the second time we’ve been recognized as a Global Winner and the seventh time we’ve been acknowledged in the North American category. We are thrilled and humbled to…
Want to Move Up in Your Career? Better Start Sharing Knowledge
Last month, APQC published its newest KM report, Engagement and Participation for Knowledge Sharing and Collaboration. In the report, our research team outlines 17 best practices for engaging employees in KM and encouraging them to embrace KM tools and approaches. For me, the most fascinating…