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Disruption has become the new normal. Digital transformation; market shifts; changes in consumer preferences; new business models; and the growing frequency of mergers,…
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APQC has identified six potential barriers that can impede the transfer of best practices between teams or locations within the same organization. This article describes the…
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Delivering KM Value During Crises and Chaos
In today’s organizations, jarring, rapid-fire change is becoming the new normal. This means that KM teams must learn to thrive amidst a barrage of mergers, acquisitions,…
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The winners of APQC’s 2019 Excellence in Knowledge Management Award have all taken explicit steps to position KM as a everyone’s job, rather than a task limited to the core…
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All knowledge management programs have peaks and valleys over time. It’s easy for even a well-established and mature KM program to fall out of step with the business or …
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APQC’s research cites awareness as one of the top barriers to knowledge sharing inside organizations. Awareness can become a problem when employees don’t understand what KM…
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APQC’s research cites time as one of the top barriers to knowledge sharing inside organizations. Time can become a problem when employees literally don’t have a moment to…
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This executive summary outlines five best practices to embed knowledge and KM activities in the natural flow of employees' work. The recommendations focus on targeting the…
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Embed KM Support Roles in the Business
In this article, you’ll learn how best-practice organizations structure embedded KM roles and how they leverage them to provide high-touch support and on-the-ground feedback…
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Every KM program involves some activities that require employees to go above and beyond. The best way to motivate employees to take on these responsibilities and execute them…
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Since so many organizations structure work in the form of projects, integrating knowledge sharing and reuse into an organization’s standard project management methodology is…
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Most people understand that sharing tips with colleagues and looking up solutions from past projects is a good idea. But if the process of doing so takes too long or pulls…
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Knowledge management (KM) is never one-size-fits-all. A KM team must understand organizational needs and then pick KM tools and approaches that will best serve each group of…
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Tips to Motivate Knowledge Sharing and Reuse
Every organization has its own combination of policies and incentives to convince employees to build knowledge sharing and reuse into the way they work. In this presentation,…