KNOWLEDGE LEADER

Presented by,
Team no. 3
Tenzin
Mamatha
Mohitha
Areej

KNOWLEDGE LEADER
AND THE CONTRIBUTION OF
DISCIPLINES TO KNOWLEDGE
LEADERSHIP

Presented by,
Tenzin

Meaning:
Knowledge leaders are key to the establishment
and encouragement of knowledge management
in an organization. These people provide the
vision, energy and enthusiasm to translate the
knowledge concept into reality.

The contribution of disciplines to

knowledge leadership
Librarianship
Information
technology
Human resource management
Business management

Librarianship

Systems management :
The design and development of knowledge systems draw
heavily on librarianships experience in managing databases
and resources.

End-user support:
Understanding the needs of the users relating to information
seeking.

Collection management:
Understanding the coordination and relevance of resources
to support users current and future information requirements.

Information Technology

How to digitize, capture, retrieve and distribute

knowledge using technology.

Basic tool to support business development.

Other system related issues.

Human resources management

i.

Supports knowledge users by developing:

A sharing and adaptive culture.

ii.

Effective management structures and

iii.

Culture of continuous improvement.

Business Management

Basic good business practice should shape the

actions
and processes of knowledge leaders.

Attributes roles

Presented by,
MAMATHA H S

STRATEGIC VISIONARY:
Corporate
Business
Unit
Individual
strategy
strategy
strategy
strategy

LEARNING FACILITATOR:

Helps a group of people understand their

common objectives and assists them to plan
how to achieve these objectives.

MOTIVATOR:

Based on relationship building and

encouragement of others

CHANGE AGENT:

COMMUNICATOR:

COACH, MENTOR AND

MODEL:

KNOWLEDGE EXECUTORS:

LEADING KNOWLEDGE
TEAMS

Presented by,
Mohitha CM

Meaning :
Knowledge teams are integral to the work setting.
They are based on the need to interact, communicate
and share knowledge and expertise; they have a
common purpose which shapes their processes and
members are interdependent in their work.

5 steps in leading knowledge team successfully

Purpose ,goal and outcome.
Scope ,responsibility and limits.
Leader as well as member.
Get team involved.
Trust and believe in your team.

 Self

Managed Knowledge team

Virtual Knowledge teams

Self managed knowledge team

o

Members of these teams share the leadership

depending on the particular task at hand .
A team in which the members are responsible for an
entire business operation, generally with very little
input from a manager or supervisor

Virtual knowledge teams

Virtual knowledge teams are formed when there are

physical boundaries which must overcome.
Virtual teams may be geographically ,temporally or
organizationally separated, and rely on information
technology to communicate.

Knowledge network
Knowledge

network has a strong focus on both

knowledge sharing and culture building in such
networks.
The aim of Knowledge Networking is to facilitate the
evolution from distributed information access to new
technical and human capabilities for interactive
knowledge creation and use.

Recruiting and selecting

knowledge leaders

According to Edwin B. Flippo Recruitment is the process of

searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to
apply for job in organization

According to Stephen P. Robbins and Mary Coulter

Selection is process of screening job applications to
ensure that the most appropriate candidates are hired

Qualities of a Knowledge
leader:Conceptual capabilities

Visionary

Qualities of a Knowledge leader:(cont'd)

Communications skills

Involvement

Qualities of a Knowledge leader:(cont'd)

Inquisitive

Generalized skill