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This article describes how best-in-class HR functions manage HR skills and development. It sheds light on the top HR skills gaps among all HR functions and provides guidance…
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Upskilling the KM Team at Mercer
In knowledge management (KM), there is always something new to learn. A good KM team must continually refine its skillsets to accommodate emerging goals, techniques,…
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To learn more about the goals, challenges, career paths, and future plans of today’s finance professionals, APQC launched the “People of Finance” series to share the stories…
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Many organizational functions have clear career paths. If you like numbers, you can study accounting, find an entry-level accounting position, earn your CPA, and work your…
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The best time to learn something is when you need to learn it. This concept is called the “teachable moment,” a time when someone is faced with a new situation, problem, or…
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To fully engage their audience, knowledge management teams need be creative about when, where, and how they provide training. If training happens in the wrong context or the…
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Most employees need encouragement and guidance to feel comfortable submitting or sharing their knowledge. However, some overeager contributors flood KM systems with content…
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Few individuals can influence the success or failure of knowledge management (KM) as much as knowledge leaders such as subject matter experts, mentors, or community of…
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Executives can motivate large numbers of employees to get on board with KM by promoting its value and role-modeling knowledge-sharing behaviors. However, these leaders are…
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Reinforce and Refresh KM Training as Needed
If employees don’t have (or don’t think they have) an immediate need to use KM, they may forget how and why to do so. Even employees with good KM habits need refreshers,…
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Managing Knowledge Across the Employee Lifecycle
Every employee can benefit from knowledge management, but a new hire will benefit from different KM resources and activities than an expert nearing retirement. In this…
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Succession Planning—Program Essentials
This article presents nine essential actions that an organization can take to develop an effective approach to succession planning. Best-practice organizations carry out…
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This article summarizes an APQC webinar where guest speaker, Amy P. Youngblood, a retired global finance director of a Fortune 100 company, discussed creating a continuously…
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Formal Job Rotation Programs
Job rotation programs can help organizations accomplish a variety of objectives, including: Increasing career satisfaction, engagement, and retention Boosting…
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Making Onboarding Fun Again
Whoever thought onboarding was fun? The first day of work is usually fraught with paperwork and discussions around health benefits–cue the collective yawn. APQC shares it's…
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