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KM Legal – a few thoughts on day 2.

I missed day 1 of KM Legal because of other commitments, and with a late afternoon slot for my talk, which was on an unusual topic (a report on my academic research into knowledge-sharing antecedents), I probably didn’t concentrate as … Continue reading

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Monday round-up – What I’ve been reading.

I follow a writing group’s blog which draws together a weekly list of what people are reading.  I always find it interesting, so I thought I’d steal honour their idea by replicating it. I’m not sure if there’ll always be … Continue reading

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CLT training date announced

*Update* The next session is on 25th May 2016. Find out more here.   Foundation course in KM for Law Firms. 24th September 2014 More details here http://www.clt.co.uk/Course/Knowledge-Management-in-a-Law-Firm-The-Works/   Do you want an occasional (approx monthly) email with updates about … Continue reading

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Friday fun: AAL for families

I’ve been thinking about After Action Learning (AAL) for a while and will be looking into it more deeply for a Managing Partner article next month, but in the meantime, this caught my eye on Pinterest. Meg Freeman blogged recently … Continue reading

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Free LinkedIn Checklist

Are you happy with your LinkedIn profile? If not, make sure you’ve covered all areas with a handy, free 15-step checklist to download. http://eepurl.com/zyYXP And for more help and advice, visit TheKnowledgeBusiness   Do you want an occasional (approx monthly) … Continue reading

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Social media for PSLs

I spoke at last Thursday’s Butterworths conference on Knowledge Management on the topic of using social media within knowledge teams in law firms, particularly to enable them to share knowledge on knowledge management and how to do their jobs better. … Continue reading

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Flex for success

I went to an excellent seminar last week at UWE, one of their Distinguished Executive Address series. Christine Hodgson, CEO of Capgemini UK plc was speaking about “Embracing technology for business success”. At one point in the talk she reminded … Continue reading

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The Future of KM

I seem to read a lot of articles at the moment predicting the death of KM. Personally, as increased competition puts pressure on law firms, I see a bright future for KM in the legal sector, although I have assumed … Continue reading

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Be the best at the basics

It is so easy to be seduced by the latest management fad or the topic of the day, but if your firm doesn’t have a solid grounding in the basics, it’ll struggle to fly. If I had to list 5 … Continue reading

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