In preparing for battle, I have always found that plans are useless but planning is indispensable.”-Dwight D. Eisenhower Planning for Knowledge Management Why do organizations need a structured KM initiative or program? Most organizations at a very high level seek to do three general activities: Reduce Risk Identify and Execute on Opportunity for Cost Savings […]
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The Desired Path #KM
Knowledge Management activities are often pathways created as a consequence of doing business and normally represent the shortest route to an individual performer or group getting their jobs done. A desire path (also known as a desire line, social trail, goat track or bootleg trail) can be a path created as a consequence of foot or bicycle traffic. The path usually represents […]
For Your Company – How much do you depend on Google? ~KM
The Value of Internet Searches This is something to think about in relation to how organizations use external search tools. This doesn’t apply to Google alone and I am not stating that Google will in fact charge us for search. I am asking what would happen if they did. I am also wondering out loud […]
Honesty and Competitive Advantage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Competitive_advantage Competitive advantage seeks to address some of the criticisms of comparative advantage. Michael Porter proposed the theory in 1985. Porter emphasizes productivity growth as the focus of national strategies. Competitive advantage rests on the notion that cheap labor is ubiquitous and natural resources are not necessary for a good economy. The other theory, comparative advantage, can lead countries […]