“When I use a word it means exactly what I want it to mean.” – Humpty Dumpty. There has been further discussion at actKM about the definition of “knowledge”. […]
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Keith De La Rue works in Knowledge Management. His work includes writing and editing online newsletters and other documents, developing and delivering training, producing an online quiz and other multimedia content and developing and administrating an online document library. Keith is a committee member of the Melbourne Knowledge Management Leadership Forum (KMLF), and is a regular speaker at conferences in Australia and overseas on a range of topics. He holds a degree in Computer Science from RMIT, and is a member of Mensa. For more info, see the "About" page on this site.
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I am currently hiring a Knowledge Management Specialist at Telstra. The position is permanent, and will be based in Melbourne or Sydney, Australia. For more details, refer to the advertisment […]
Read moreThe Art Of Motivation
“Employees, even hourly clock-punchers, will make an extraordinary effort if you reward them richly, treat them with respect and give them real power.” This insight is from F. Kenneth Iverson, […]
Read moreTying down Knowledge
A contributor at actKM has raised a question about the definition of the word ‘knowledge’ in Knowledge Management. I agree that there is little agreement on this, but my first […]
Read moreThe do it yourself world
Just read an article from the UK Daily Telegraph (carried in The Age here) about the latest in film-making – audience participation. This ranges from studios paying attention to blog […]
Read moreThe learning process
“History teaches us that man learns nothing from history” – Hegel “Those who fail to learn from history are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayanna
Read moreContinual Learning
I spoke at CPA Australia’s National Public Sector Convention in Brisbane on 21 March. Hard to believe that it was just over two weeks ago! As I have written here […]
Read moreAchievement
“It is often believed that we are all born with certain gifts, abilities and limitations. Successful people learn to use their innate capability to the full, but the true triumph […]
Read moreReflections on family
“Everyone has a family – even if they are only fictional.” – Renée
Read moreThe Formula for Happiness
Just saw this on the Dilbert Blog. Great idea – particularly in its simplicity. A reader has acted on one of suggestions in this post – there is now also […]
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