Is knowledge powerful? Do leaders and those aspiring really understand the importance and power of organizational knowledge? Can knowing accelerate one’s career journey, while not knowing disrupt success? Will leaders and organizations achieve their full potential and mission without leveraging organizational knowledge?
This book is for leaders, aspiring leaders, professionals, students, performance improvement practitioners, and strategists regardless of industry. It provides a quick, clear, and concise guide for readers to understand organizational knowledge, create knowledge transfer plans, and leverage knowledge to lead from the front. Without knowledge, leaders and their organizations will eventually operationally perish.
In this book, leaders will learn the power of the following
• Strategic knowledge
• Knowledge related to organizational governance and structure
• Creating knowledge plans and capturing and sharing knowledge
• Leveraging organizational knowledge in integrating organizations and building teams
• Knowledge in leadership decision making
Author(s): Casey J. Bedgood
Publisher: Routledge/Productivity Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 138
City: New York
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Contents
Preface
About the Author
Introduction
Chapter 1 The Power of Strategic Knowledge
1.1 Measures of Success
1.2 Strategic Planning Process
1.2.1 Gap Analysis
1.2.2 Planning
1.2.3 Implementation
1.2.4 Reassessment
1.3 Strategic Planning Templates
1.3.1 Timeline and Tollgates
1.3.2 SWOT Analysis
1.3.3 Gap Analysis
1.3.4 Service Line Risk Assessment Tool
1.3.5 Five-Year Plan Template
1.3.6 Operational Calendar Template
1.3.7 Communication Template
1.3.8 Reassessment Timeline Template
1.3.9 Lessons Learned Template
Chapter 2 The Power of Governance Knowledge
2.1 Sample Governance Structures
2.1.1 Governance Model
2.1.2 Organizational Chart
Chapter 3 The Power of the Knowledge Plan
3.1 Knowledge Definition
3.2 Timeline and Tollgate Template
3.3 Knowledge Transfer Migration Showcase
3.4 Knowledge Transfer Vision Showcase
3.5 Knowledge Transfer Risk Assessment
3.6 Knowledge Plan Five-Year Focus Area Template
3.7 Reassessment Timeline Template
3.8 Lessons Learned Template
Chapter 4 The Knowledge of Leadership Maturity
4.1 Modeling Leadership Maturity: Is Leadership Immature, Growing, or Fully Baked?
4.1.1 Leadership Maturity Model
4.1.2 Leadership Maturity Evolution Action Plan
4.1.3 Lessons Learned
4.1.4 Summary
Chapter 5 The Power of Measuring Organizational Knowledge
5.1 Is a Normal Distribution a Risky Proposition with Organizational Knowledge?
5.1.1 Knowledge Defined
5.1.2 Case Study
5.1.3 Lessons Learned
5.1.4 Summary
Chapter 6 The Power of Knowledge Gaps
6.1 Knowledge Gaps: Bridging the Divide with Insight, Forethought, and Measurement
6.1.1 Organizational Knowledge
6.1.2 Knowledge Gap Risk Factors
6.1.3 Knowledge Gap Side Effects
6.1.4 Case Study
6.1.5 Mitigation Strategies
6.1.6 Summary
Chapter 7 The Power of Knowledge in Leadership Decisions
7.1 The Leadership Forks in the Road: Smooth Sailing or Dead End Ahead?
7.1.1 Leadership Defined
7.1.2 The Fork in the Road
7.1.3 Case in Point
7.1.4 Summary
Chapter 8 The Power of Knowledge in Team Success
8.1 The Ultimate Test of Team Success
8.1.1 Success Defined
8.1.2 Team Success Tiers
8.1.3 The Process
8.2 Case in Point
8.2.1 Sports Example
8.2.2 Service Industry Example
8.2.3 Summary
Chapter 9 The Power of Knowledge in Selecting Solution Partners
9.1 Leveraging Solution Partners in High-Risk Change Environments
9.1.1 Introduction
9.1.2 Solution Levels
9.1.3 Solution Dimensions
9.1.4 Case in Point
9.1.5 Keys to Success
Chapter 10 The Power of Knowledge in Leadership Growth and Development
10.1 Pearls and Pitfalls of Leadership Stretch Assignments
10.1.1 Developing Leaders
10.1.2 Practical Examples of Pitfalls
10.1.3 Summary
10.2 Pearls and Pitfalls of Engaging in Leadership Coaching
10.2.1 Organizational Knowledge
10.2.2 The Case for Leadership Coaching
10.2.3 Coaching Focal Points
10.2.4 The Ideal Coach
10.2.5 Coaching Selection Tools
Chapter 11 The Power of Knowledge in Measuring Success
11.1 Pearls and Pitfalls of Validating Improvements
11.1.1 Pitfalls to Avoid
11.1.2 Summary
Conclusion
Index
