Category Archives: Strategy

Your Knowledge Vision

I was helping a law firm with their KM strategy recently and one thing they found thought-provoking was having a “Knowledge Vision”.   What is it? A “Knowledge Vision” captures the essence of your knowledge strategy and is aspirational in … 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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Help! I’ve been put in charge of “Knowledge”!

If you’ve just been put in charge of Knowledge at your law firm and you are wondering where on earth to begin, take a deep breath and start here…     What is “Knowledge” and “Knowledge Management”? Before you understand how … Continue reading

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Goals and priorities

How often do you have a strategy for the year and a plan for the day, but end up helping everyone else reach their goals and fulfil their strategies, rather than achieve your own? It’s a really common problem with … 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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Improving KM maturity levels

Do you know where your organisation sits in relation to others and their level of KM maturity? The amount of time you have been “doing” KM doesn’t always correlate to a higher maturity, so how can you improve your organisation’s … Continue reading

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Agility innovation and learning

With the changes to the legal market place, firms can no longer sit still or follow the crowd. The ability to be agile and innovative, un-learn, learn and adapt, is becoming more important than ever, so I thought it’d be … Continue reading

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New open training

I’ve just added “KM Measurement” to my programme of open training in London. The next one will be in October. Let me know if you are interested in coming along. In the meantime, why not read my Managing Partner article … Continue reading

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3 common mistakes that waste your time

Most PSLs and KMers that I meet struggle with the demands of their teams and their role. This made me wonder – what are the 3 most common time-wasting mistakes that I made when a PSL?   Failing to be … Continue reading

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KM competencies

I came across this article on Monday about a model of KM competencies, which was developed as part of someone’s PhD. It’s quite a nice summary of what corporate KMers can do (which can sometimes be hard to explain) and … Continue reading

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