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Managing Knowledge Workers: New Skills and Attitudes to Unlock the Intellectual Capital in Your Organization

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A lot of the business books that I read offer theory that sounds promising, but that I have a hard time using in my real world. This book takes the theories of knowledge management and gives practical, usable ideas for how to make them work on the ground with today's generation of workers. There are even actual dialogues showing effective and ineffective ways of dealing with situations that ring very true (sometimes uncomfortably so). The author clearly knows her field and has a breadth of real-world experience behind her...and a sense of humour to boot! (That's a breath of fresh air in my business book library.) I found this book well-organized, a pleasure to read and full of practical wisdom. I heartily recommend it.

This is an excellent, useful book. It provides practical, down-to-earth applications of knowledge management concepts to the real world of the manager. It is obvious that the author has solid management experience and can speak with authority on what works and what doesn't. Fortunately, it is not a dry, academic treatise. It is, rather, a humourous and highly readable blend of theory and practice which would appeal to senior managers who want to learn how to create the conditions for high productivity from well-educated workers.

An easy to read, simple description of the basics of people management in knowledge organisations. It brings together well established principles and practices and puts them into a 'knowledge' context. Could be useful for managers in the early stages of movement from a 'traditional' to a 'knowledge' mind-set.

Ms. Horibe has written an easy read. Unfortunately, it is too simplistic and lacks any conceptual rigour. Her suggestions are trite and her writing is not original. She spends way too much space paraphrasing others and regurgitation the research and results of her colleagues.

This results in a text devoid of originality. I suggest you search for another text from an author who has more advanced thinking in the field of intellectual capital and knowledge management.

Ms. Horibe has written an excellent resource for everyone who must manage or interact with knowledge workers in any field. This work specifically addresses how to achieve the best possible performance with a team whose skills, attitudes and motives are vastly different than in years past and which operates in a new and dynamic business environment. I highly recommend "Managing Knowledge Workers."