Abstract: Executive Summary * The most strategic asset a leader has to work with is the competency of her/his staff to perform at a level of excellence. * The successful leader has the ability to create Communities of Practice within the organization that create highly bonded and effective communities of practice throughout
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What chief knowledge officers (CKOs) do
Abstract: As companies transform themselves into learning organizations, chief knowledge officers (CKOs) are becoming new features of the senior executive landscape. CKOs are responsible for driving a company’s knowledge management (KM) strategy. For many organizations, hiring a CKO is good way to initiate a KM program. One of the biggest challenges currently facing organizations
Choosing the right leader for knowledge initiatives
Abstract: Choosing the right leader for knowledge initiatives is a crucial first step When the concept of knowledge management was new, it was common for an advocate or two–often employees associated with information technology–to introduce it into the enterprise. But now, as ideas about knowledge energize business strategies, companies are giving
Law Firm Chief Knowledge Officer’s Mission and Work
Abstract: As law firms invest in knowledge management and hire Chief Knowledge Officers, they need to define what the CKO should do. This article proposes a mission for the CKO, outlines the knowledge the CKO must manage, and suggests that CKOs need to focus on far more than just technology.
Chief knowledge officers in government agencies
Abstract: Chief knowledge officers are the latest addition to agency management ranks. Now they’re trying to prove they belong there. A still-controversial practice called knowledge management is winning converts throughout federal agencies. Leading the movement is a group of jump-up-out-of-your-seat evangelists known as chief knowledge officers. Already, 13 agencies have added