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Date of issue : Friday 22nd 2001f June 2001
June 22, 2001. No. 5 & 6
(This is the May and June issue)
This is a monthly virtual magazine for the thinkers and doers of the 21st century.
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Editor: Mario Raich, Ph.D.
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Knowledge is not always knowledge |
For all the discussion around 'knowledge management' and the 'knowledge economy,' it is absolutely necessary to spend some time thinking about 'knowledge' and knowledge creation. If we do not know what we mean by 'knowledge,' how can we be sure we are working on the right things?
We would be better off if we could either use the word 'knowledges' or had a specific word for the different concepts behind the singular word 'knowledge.'
In broad terms, knowledge is what helps us understand the world around us and enables us to act upon it. Knowledge is very often mixed with insights, intuitions, assumptions, opinions, and even prejudices. It helps us understand the world and how actions impact on our environment. Knowledge always exists in a given cultural, organizational, and individual context. We need language to express or communicate knowledge. Language in the broadest sense includes images, drawings, words, and symbols.
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The Employability of the HR Manager: Are you ready for the unexpected? |
There is a clear shift in Human Resource Management from a “service provider” to a “ business partner,” however, the new requirements and needs can also be met by the line management or external parties.
For this reason, the new development is at the same time an immense opportunity and a threat for the HR managers.
We are convinced that the HR function in the future will be very different from the one in the past. The companies that do not see this and do not act accordingly will have a serious problem with the core assets of the Knowledge Economy: the brainwork, i.e. with the knowledge workers and the knowledge professionals.
Core Competencies of the HR Manager in the New Reality
• Professional HRM (searching, hiring, developing, retaining best talents)
• Balancing and managing stakeholder expectations
• Coaching and facilitation
• Co-operation = (Trust x Common Ground x Communication)
• Managing the Intellectual Capital
• Developing and managing the LEM profile
• Internal and external communication
• Leveraging the culture
Skills and abilities
• Open thinking
• Systemic thinking
• Managing complexity and uncertainty
• Business creativity
• Co-operation
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