Sat.Nov 23, 2019

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How Organizational Structure Affects the Creation and Sharing of Knowledge

Tom Spencer

The structure of an organization has a paramount influence on the creation and sharing of knowledge. The way in which an organization is structured sets the tone, the environment, and ultimately the culture of a workplace. This has a direct bearing on how comfortable employees are at work. The relationship between departments in a company has a significant, if not game-changing, impact on the way a company operates and whether it will be successful.

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Knowing Your Market

Martinka Consulting

“Millennials are less loyal, so service agreements are on the decline. Will need to create “clubs” for them to join, with a monthly fee to be a member of the club.”. The above is from a research site to which we subscribe for industry and buy-sell deal information. This line is about the HVAC industry, which has long thrived on service agreements to maintain heating and air conditioning equipment (often mandatory on commercial properties).

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Knowing the answer before you ask the question

Seth Godin Blog

The first rule of cross-examination at trial is that you never ask a question that you don’t already know the answer to. Inquiry has a place. Inquiry in the pursuit of science, of discovery and of learning is essential. But inquiry almost never belongs in a presentation. That’s because the presentation exists to communicate what you already know, not to discover something new.