Topic: How can KM stem organizational memory loss? Harry Hartfield was looking over some recent travel brochures while consulting his recent Google search. Retirement is only 5 days away and he could not wait to see the Fiji Islands. He and his wife thought they would start with a restful break before they started their travels in earnest.  Harry is the head aero engineer at Global Delivery Direct and has been in charge of purchasing the planes and maintenance for the last 15 years after being ...

Topic: How does a company use KM to create strategic value? Harry Hartfield was looking over some recent travel brochures while consulting his recent Google search. Retirement is only 5 days away and he could not wait to see the Fiji Islands. He and his wife thought they would start with a restful break before they started their travels in earnest.  Harry is the head aero engineer at Global Delivery Direct and has been in charge of purchasing the planes and maintenance for the last 15 years aft...

Topic: How do IT and KM intersect in the KM process and how do they create efficiency for the organization? Jane was in her office at Global Delivery Direct when she got a knock on the door and looked up to see President Rockfish. "Hi!", he said "I just wanted a quick word with you. It seems lately that everywhere I go I run into someone or a situation that reminds me of your memo on KM. I haven't forgotten it but I realized that a large component of your job is information collection and stora...

Topic: How does the group create new knowledge and share it to improve its effectiveness? Fredrick Helmut is an ambitious design engineer working in the London Division of Global Delivery Direct. Fredrick has a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from Emory University. He recently moved back from the London branch to work in the US division headquarters. He made the move to promote his career. It was known that the current team leader in Chicago would be retiring at the end of the year and the com...

Topic: How the KM Model Brings Organization to the Tasks of the KM Cycle Rockfish read Jane's memo and is intrigued by the idea of KM, but he is still not so sure that he understands how it all works. He googled KM and discovered that the Nonaka and Takeuchi model was one of the most widely accepted foundation schemes for KM users. Jane being the good manager that she is told Rockfish to speak with you. Rockfish did so and now he has asked you to give him a short 6 slide PowerPoint with speaker...

BEFORE STARTING: For the next eight weeks, we will be visiting with Jane Clive the current IT department head at the Chicago North America Branch of an airline freight delivery service. Global Delivery Direct (GDD) has grown rapidly but is currently suffering stagnant growth due to strong market competition. Jane is acutely aware that there is a need to become more efficient and to work together across the company to define ways to strategically plan an initiative that will encourage co...

In a minimum of seven pages, discuss the role of emotional intelligence in the situation described in the Vila Health: Emotional Intelligence media activity. Then, evaluate your own emotional intelligence and examine the role of emotional intelligence in the work of health care leaders and in health care organizations. Introduction This assessment is dedicated to examining emotional intelligence (EQ). The concept of emotional intelligence was developed by Daniel Goleman and has four main...

In a minimum of seven pages, discuss the five leadership domains assessed by the ACHE assessment tool. Then, reflect on your own leadership strengths and weaknesses and the qualities of a leader you have and those you have an opportunity to develop. Create a personal development plan with a timeline for developing your leadership skills. Introduction Before one can begin to lead other people, one must first understand oneself, especially one's strengths and weaknesses. For this assessment,...

Nursing Values and Professional Ethics What is the importance of values and ethics? Values and ethics set the tone for human behavior. Values and ethics determine how we interact with the world, with those around us, and with ourselves. Values and ethics provide the framework for how we view the world, as well as what we put out into it. Nursing values and professional ethics are no different. These values and ethics determine the code by which we care, communicate, and approach the job...

Advocacy Area In the first two Discussions, you identified a vulnerable or marginalized population for whom you can determine an issue that could be addressed through engaging in policy advocacy. Now it is time to present this advocacy area with evidence to support and defend your selection. For this Assignment, you will explain and defend your selected advocacy issue. Using evidence and experience, you will determine the advocacy issue most important to your practice and organization....