Decades of Differences: Making It Work

Transferring the Knowledge

To be effective at carrying the organization forward, next-generation leaders will need all their own knowledge and skills as well as the knowledge of the Boomers. Wikipedia’s definition of knowledge management (KM) is this: “a range of strategies and practices used in an organization to identify, create, represent, distribute, and enable adoption of insights and experiences. Such insights and experiences comprise knowledge, either embodied in individuals or embedded in organizational processes or practice.” When we refer to knowledge management inside an organization, we are typically referring to two types of knowledge:

•   Explicit knowledge: knowledge that an individual uses to do his or her job and is aware of ...