Leadership and Knowledge Management
Knowledge Management
Table of Contents
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Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2 Strategy Development and Deployment ....................................................................................... 3 Knowledge Life Cycle .................................................................................................................. 4 Cultural Transformation................................................................................................................ 5 Change Management .................................................................................................................... 5 Coaching ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 7 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................. 8
Introduction
The team agreed that there are many barriers and dysfunctions to Knowledge Management within the company test case presented in the “Trigger”.
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There exists a lack of a systematic way of capturing and codifying explicit and tacit knowledge within the new product development team. The group is not working in a trust environment that stimulates creativity so they cannot operate as a team. Hindering the progress is a lack of a shared strategic vision and deployment plan, poor communication within the NPD team who are struggling to create the value required. The Board of Directors formed a cross-functional team because of their collective knowledge
Table of Contents
1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2 Strategy Development and Deployment ....................................................................................... 3 Knowledge Life Cycle .................................................................................................................. 4 Cultural Transformation................................................................................................................ 5 Change Management .................................................................................................................... 5 Coaching ....................................................................................................................................... 6 Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 7 Conclusion .................................................................................................................................... 7 Bibliography ................................................................................................................................. 8
Introduction
The team agreed that there are many barriers and dysfunctions to Knowledge Management within the company test case presented in the “Trigger”.
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There exists a lack of a systematic way of capturing and codifying explicit and tacit knowledge within the new product development team. The group is not working in a trust environment that stimulates creativity so they cannot operate as a team. Hindering the progress is a lack of a shared strategic vision and deployment plan, poor communication within the NPD team who are struggling to create the value required. The Board of Directors formed a cross-functional team because of their collective knowledge
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