Abstract: One of the critical challenges for newly appointed Chief Knowledge Officers, Knowledge Chiefs, and KM team leaders is the composition of their team. Of course, you may not always have a completely free hand in putting together your team, particularly if the KM function in your organization predates your arrival to lead it.
Blog Articles
Blog articles relevant to Knowledge Management education and the Knowledge Management career profile
Staffing a knowledge management program and community management effort
Abstract: A recent discussion in the SIKM Leaders Community focused on staffing a knowledge management program and community management effort. The initial post was from someone establishing a Knowledge Management Program Office with a focus on Communities of Practice who wanted to build a case for one or more dedicated resources.
Roles in communities of practice
Abstract: Does a learning community or community of practice need roles to function well? Should you officially assign these roles to people or is it best if people spontaneously fulfill certain roles? What about the self-organising power of communities? On the 29th of March we did a session (we = Sibrenne Wagenaar en Joitske
Get me trained and I’ll become a superhero!
Abstract: A short post, for an idea that is not really new in my (mind)world: Training is great. But it won’t give you the superpowers you were expecting… Where do people get this idea from? Even in my close surrounding people believe training is the surest way to become someone else,