#97: Share your knowledge to be valued more

In organizations, knowledge only has value if it is useful and if it is actually used. And in organizations, ‘using it’ generally means sharing it with others. This is why I warn knowledge-workers not to sit on their knowledge, but to use it. And to share it.

But the knowledge-worker faces a dilemma. The more the organization values his knowledge, the less incentive he has to share it with others. Why? Because if you share it, then you risk losing your competitive advantage. Or you risk seeing someone else profit with the knowledge that you shared with them.

And yet, share you must, because knowledge is like love - the more you share, the more you receive. The more knowledge you share the larger the pool gets. If you hide your love, you end up rejected and alone. If you are stingy with your knowledge, you will find yourself isolated and out-of-touch.


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Copyright: 2007 James Henry McIntosh

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