Abstract: This collection offers guidance on training employees to participate in, leverage, and promote knowledge management. The best practices focus on four segments of the workforce: Learners who access, absorb, and use organizational knowledge Contributors who submit tips and lessons, answer questions, and otherwise share know-how
KM roles
Job functions and requirements for knowledge managers in South Africa
Abstract: The study explored the job functions and requirements for knowledge management practitioners through the analysis of job advertisements appearing on 12 major jobsites in South Africa. It aimed to provide vital information that can assist in re-examining knowledge management education in library and information science (LIS) schools in South Africa. A total of
Knowledge Manager Lifespans
Abstract: In 2008 I ran a global survey on knowledge manager professional development and experience. It found that only 29% of knowledge managers had been in their role for more than 4 years, and only 25% were confident of moving on to another KM role. The average “lifespan” among respondents was something like 2.5
Things to Know Before Becoming a Knowledge Manager
Abstract: Jennifer Faist, Director of Knowledge Management at Knowledge Architecture, talks with Christopher Parsons, Founder and CEO of Knowledge Architecture, about the 7 things she wish she would have known before becoming a Knowledge Manager. Jennifer Faist is the Director of Knowledge Management at Knowledge Architecture, where she develops the community,
Knowledge Management Jobs: Recruiting and Applying Practices
In the Groups.io discussion list of the Systems Integration KM Leaders Community Patrick L. asks: Dear Colleagues ISKO Singapore is a network of Knowledge Management and Knowledge Organisation practitioners in Singapore. We meet monthly to discuss different topics in KM and KO of interest to our members. Since