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According to APQC's Knowledge Management Priorities and Trends survey, change management remains the top priority skill for KM to develop. This sustained focus has helped…
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Reasons To Invest In Content Management
The importance of investing in enterprise content management processes and structures is becoming more apparent among organizations. Over time, the lack of effective…
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Understanding KM Change Management
Effective change management is key to implementing and sustaining a knowledge management (KM) program. This article condenses the most important and enduring best practices…
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Internal best practice transfer is a knowledge management (KM) approach that disseminates practices linked to measurably better outcomes. In this article, you will learn…
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6 Tips to Get KM Through the Hard Times
This article offers six recommendations for knowledge management to survive crises and come out stronger, based on interviews and feedback from experienced KM leaders.
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Breaking the Barriers to Knowledge Sharing
To build an effective knowledge management program, you must first understand your organization's culture and what drives people's behaviors. This article describes 10 common…
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APQC’s research cites knowledge hoarding as one of the top barriers to knowledge sharing inside organizations. Hoarding becomes a problem when employees refuse to share…
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APQC’s research cites trust as one of the top barriers to knowledge sharing inside organizations. Trust issues occur when employees lack confidence in the KM program itself…
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APQC’s research cites experience as one of the top barriers to knowledge sharing inside organizations. Experience can inhibit knowledge sharing when employees don’t think…
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Relationships become a barrier to knowledge sharing when employees don’t know and trust one another or when they lack tools to search for colleagues based on their expertise,…
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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…