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Knowledge Worker Take Ownership

Clark Quinn

Must read post by Michele Martin - Changing Knowledge Worker Attitudes. I believe that we have to start with making people conscious of the fact that they own the most precious resource in just about any organization today-the power of their ideas, social connections and thought processes. I had chills as I read it.

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Knowledge Worker Take Ownership

Tony Karrer

Must read post by Michele Martin - Changing Knowledge Worker Attitudes. I believe that we have to start with making people conscious of the fact that they own the most precious resource in just about any organization today–the power of their ideas, social connections and thought processes. I had chills as I read it.

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Once, twice, one thousand times a knowledge worker

From the Coleface

Amongst the exhortations for L&D people to be more business savvy which are hard to take issue with, Jay states that we now work in an environment where a “great knowledge worker can be several hundred times as productive as his peer” My first reaction was: how can you believe this is true?

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The networked student and knowledge worker

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

So it could be the knowledge worker2.0 I'm teaching too, but the blog idea I introduced didn't take off naturally and I didn't have time to guide it properly. Irene Hanraets alerted me about this video about the networked student by wdrexler: The way the networked student uses web2.0 services is basically the way I use them.

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About blogging, tunneling visions and knowledge entrepreneurship

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Julie is doing research for the university of Amsterdam (VU) into (micro-)blogging as part of her PdD research about knowledge and power in the development sector. This research had the goal to investigate how knowledge related to a shared organising vision (in this case (ICT4D, about ICT for development). Facilitators: we are needed!

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How L&D is helping the manufacturing industry address a skills shortage

Learning Pool

This new breed of worker is hard to find and challenging to keep. To retain knowledge workers businesses need to offer regular upskilling and career development opportunities. Retaining, updating and sharing knowledge keeps standards high Manufacturing is heavily reliant on information sharing.

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Learning Agility: How To Drive Your Employees To The Right Skill

Disprz

Learning agility is the ability to be open to new ideas and solutions, trying new behaviors, accepting challenges, and learning much faster to keep up with the changing market scenarios. Why learning agility is important for frontline and knowledge workers. The knowledge workers too are sailing in the same boat.

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