Curious Cat

AUGUST 4, 2015

This month the ASQ is asking Influential Voices to discuss methods to aid in sharing knowledge. Manu Vora kicked the discussion off with his post on The Gift of Knowledge Transfer Through Technology. My career has been largely shaped by the pursuit of better ways to communicate.

Technology 40

Technology Deming Ohno Handbook 40

The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 7, 2024

The benefits of mentoring are fairly well established, but the research highlights that over 60% of employees don’t currently have anyone to guide them in their careers. Research from Columbia University suggests that mentoring can be just as beneficial to the mentor as it is for the mentee.

Mentor 113

Mentor Industry Process Participative 113

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

Nate Silver on Finding a Mentor, Teaching Yourself Statistics, and Not Settling in Your Career. Who’s Afraid of Data-Driven Management? Decision making Information & technology Knowledge management' Beware Big Data’s Easy Answers. When to Act on a Correlation, and When Not To.

Sample 15

Sample Analysis Information Technology Knowledge Management 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 27, 2016

A large high-technology company had established an innovation center in one of their U.S. In India, workers yearned for regular promotions as tangible indicators of their career growth. We’ve also noticed differences in the choices of collaborative technologies. Instead, such rights reside with the team or manager.

Innovation 14

Innovation Altman System Technology 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Technologies that connect people to knowledge, services, and one another across the globe have acted as a centrifugal force, spinning functions and authority away from the center toward millions of previously silent and disempowered individuals. Information and communications technology is blowing the old categories into bits.

Storytelling 19

Storytelling Disaggregation Supply Chain Globalization 19

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2011

Respecting the importance and potential consequences of a decision—in this case, seeing the astronauts whose lives depend on the shuttle technology and, at the same time, understanding the legitimate need to fly as soon as it is possible to do so safely. Obtaining and sharing the best possible factual information.

Engineering 15

Engineering Open-book Review Operations 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Having a mentor has always helped with professional development and career advancement, but in today’s complex workplace, one mentor alone often won’t do. If you are a knowledge worker, you should use social media tools inside and outside your organization to build your expertise and reputation.

Mentor 8

Mentor Agility System Media 8