TABLE OF CONTENTS Unlike capital, knowledge is most valuable when it is controlled and used by those on the front lines of the organization.
C.A. Bartlett and S. Ghoshal, "Changing the Role of the Top Management: Beyond Systems to People," Harvard Business Review, May-June 1995, pp. 132 142.
The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise to the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew and act anew.
Abraham Lincoln
Chapter Fourteen Learning Objectives
Understand that the education and training of the KM workers works best when it is interdisciplinary in nature.
Recognize the three categories that KM-related job titles typically fall into.
Understand that the science/art of KM has fewer generally accepted principles and definitions than the management of physical or financial assets.
Be aware of the rising demand for access to business knowledge has provided new career paths for knowledge workers.
The field of KM offers several choices for careers, and the practice of KM applies to any career. Few blessings in this world compare with the joy of spending your days working at a career you enjoy. As a public space for self-expression, nothing beats your career. What you choose to work at and how you pursue the goals of your career will determine not only how you will spend more than 50% of your waking hours, but also what value much of the world will see in you. Career...
