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Psychological safety for knowledge sharing

It’s a simple truth that no one will share their knowledge if they don’t feel that it is safe to do so. And, as you can imagine, without this sense of safety, the sharing of knowledge about failures and near … Continue reading

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Fearlessness

Where innovation can make the difference between success and failure, it is not enough to hire smart, motivated people. Knowledgeable, skilled and well-meaning people cannot always contribute what they know at that critical moment on the job when it is … Continue reading

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Training in 2017

A quick summary of KM training coming up… 30th March, Improve Your Knowledge Sharing Culture, London 4th April, Process Management for Law Firms, Bristol 6th April, KM Strategies, Birmingham 11th May, KM: The Works (a foundation course in law firm … Continue reading

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Learning KM in 2017

If you plan to improve your learning and networking in 2017, I’ve got the following events coming up which will interest you:   January 25th – KM: The Works – London A day-long foundation course in professional services sector KM. … Continue reading

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3 steps to more knowledge sharing in your law firm?

A PSL friend of mine says she most enjoys the practical posts that I write, so here is a practical 3-step guide to improving the knowledge sharing in your firm (without breaking the bank). ___ Does this sound familiar? You … Continue reading

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Embed yourself?

I still follow a blog by the “research whisperer” from my MBA days. He has written recently about his experience rotating around, working in all the different faculties within his Uni (you can read this here). His comments about the … Continue reading

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Change – how can knowledge teams manage?

“Change is the only constant” It trips off the tongue. Everyone is saying it. But how can knowledge teams manage change more effectively? My networking & knowledge sharing group is going to look at change management at our next meeting … Continue reading

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Why do some lawyers share knowledge (and others don’t)?

*Update*  Articles on my research can now be found in Managing Partner Magazine and you can now discover the knowledge-sharing motivations of your own fee earners, to maximise knowledge sharing to improve competitive edge.   This question has vexed me … Continue reading

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How to be human … a guide for lawyers

I run a knowledge-sharing and networking group called Knowledge Network West (tweet with us on #KNWest) and yesterday was a session discussing how knowledge teams and lawyers can use twitter for learning, knowledge-sharing, and personal and law firm marketing. One … Continue reading

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Do something to improve knowledge-sharing… do anything… just do something.

When I started my knowledge-sharing group in 2008, one of the first topics members wanted to discuss was “top tips for improving knowledge-sharing”. After the discussion had been going for a while, one of the members said how interesting it … Continue reading

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