Knowledge Sharing

Uses formal, informal, and systematic methods to impart information to others.

Sample Behavioral Indicators

  • Creates policies and procedures that foster continuity of operations and organizational resilience.
  • Identifies novel approaches to organizational processes and procedures to increase effectiveness.
  • Is aware of organizational goals and seeks creative avenues to enhance goal achievement, and shares with others.

Sample Behavioral-Based Interview Questions

  • Tell me about a time when you failed to give your team or a member of your team the information needed to do the job you asked of them.
  • Give me an example of a time you provided a direct report with information that helped them make a good decision.
  • Describe a situation where you delayed providing others with information that would have been valuable to them.
  • Give me an example of a time where you felt you did an outstanding job of sharing information with another person.

Recommended Resources

  • The New Edge in Knowledge: How Knowledge Management is Changing the Way We Do Business (O’Dell and Hubert). John Wiley & Sons, 2011.
  • The Complete Guide to Knowledge Management: A Strategic Plan to Leverage Your Company’s Intellectual Capital (Pashner and Ronen). John Wiley & Sons, 2011.

Core Competencies Supported by this Functional Competency

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