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No ray of sunlight is ever lost - We need to capture our knowledge
By Robin Trehan, B.A, MIB, MBA electronic business
We have an aspiration to be the best and we want to do
it while making sure we are building on our corporate knowledge. We
want to be certain that the knowledge which the organizations have
gained over the decade’s remains in the organization. According to
Albert Schweitzer, a Humanitarian-“No ray of sunlight is ever lost; but
the green which it awakes into existence needs time to grow, and it is
not always granted to be sower to see the harvest. All work that is
worth anything is done in faith.”
Knowledge is life and blood of today’s organization.
Knowledge management is the attainment of the organization’s goals by
assembling knowledge productive. Information is a process of piling up
facts; and simplifying them to use it is knowledge. It is the
management of information within an organization by steering the
strategy, structure, culture and systems and the capacities and
attitudes of people with regards to their knowledge.
The circle of knowledge is created inside an
organization, and the, the fact of owning appropriate knowledge and
using it correctly has been identified as a key competitive advantage.
It is imperative to understand what kind of knowledge is necessary and
what is available. Determining the knowledge gap and developing
knowledge to fill the gap is of vital importance. The next step is
making sure that the knowledge developed remains in the organization
and there is open sharing of it.
Creating knowledge based system is building on bit and
bytes each and every day. Knowledge ought to flow freely and each and
every part should soak in it. A new person should be able to assimilate
in the system and person parting the system should be able to leave his
knowledge in the system. It is an incessant process and a knowledge
management should be made an integral part of the organization.
Knowledge management system creates business
intelligence all over the organization and allows the information to be
quickly converted into knowledge. A good practice in one part of the
organization is quickly adapted and soon it becomes a part of the
system. Knowledge is shared and implemented and idea becomes into
realty. It is process of breeding innovation, creating value and
bringing in new vision. It is about challenging the unknown and some
known unknowns.
We need to remember that most precious asset a person
or an organization possesses is its knowledge and an investment in
knowledge always pays the best interest. For this reason, work together
as a team, making knowledge sharing one of the main functions of your
job. Win the game by making other players learn from you and you learn
from them. Sprout success by removing barriers to information and
converting that information to knowledge. And above all do not forget
that information and knowledge is time sensitive and there is no end to
it. When you feel it is the end, it is just the beginning; it is a ring
with no beginning.
Robin Trehan can be reached at rtrehan@creditcapitalfunding.com