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5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work

The Horizons Tracker

Now, however, we’re in a third-generation of the learning organization, with new technologies speeding up the rate at which we can both absorb new information and test our assumptions. Hiring your way out of this skills gap isn’t a sustainable approach, so organizations need to get better at upskilling the workforce.

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The Boomers are Leaving! – How to Create and Implement a Knowledge.

Strategy Driven

But when they do leave, they will take with them years of institutional knowledge acquired on the job. Keeping this a low priority could lead to a great deal of deep, tacit knowledge walking out the door, maybe for good. Will younger workers have the knowledge and skills to run our organizations when they do?

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The Boomers are Leaving! – How to Create and Implement a Knowledge.

Strategy Driven

Like rungs on a ladder, each phase builds on the next, so it’s important that you consider each step as you create your knowledge retention program. Keeping this a low priority could lead to a great deal of deep, tacit knowledge walking out the door, maybe for good. These steps are outlined in Surviving the Baby Boomer Exodus.

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Case Study: Will Our Chinese Partner Copy Our Technology?

Harvard Business Review

While Blue Sky is an SOE, I think they really want to differentiate themselves, and they're willing to use a lot of our technology.". The only person not applauding was Wang Xiguo, the engineer who had led the development of Prime's power train technology. The workers standing near him applauded. Even Wang was smiling.

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Executive Education Is Ripe for Online Disruption

Harvard Business Review

Codifiable knowledge — that which can be captured electronically without losing its meaning — can be stored on the web and shared with many, without the original author (professor) being involved in the sharing (teaching). We called it a codification strategy to knowledge sharing. How fast will this go?

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How Women of Color Get to Senior Management

Harvard Business Review

They were employed in midlevel to upper-midlevel management positions in strategy, finance, marketing, legal, operations, and technology functions. Other women described working in new areas outside their current expertise, allowing them to learn entirely new product areas or skills as part of their leadership growth.

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How to Bring in a New CEO for Your Startup

Harvard Business Review

Research shows that only a small percentage of founder-CEOs have the skills and experience needed to ensure company growth and shareholder value beyond a startup’s early stage. Select a CEO based on leadership, interpersonal skills, and a knack for creating a supportive culture of collaboration. Insight Center.

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