न चोरहार्य न राजहार्य न भ्रतृभाज्यं न च भारकारि।
व्यये कृते वर्धति एव नित्यं विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम्।।
अर्थ – न चोर चुरा सकता है, न राजा छीन सकता है, न इसका भाइयों के बीच बंट वारा होता है और न ही संभलना कोई भर है। इसलिए खर्च करने से बढ़ने वाला विद्या रुपी धन, सभी धनों से श्रेष्ठ है।
English translation: Knowledge is the most sacred wealth. It cannot be robbed or stolen or divided as a property or locked. Hence, the more you share it, the more it grows.
Sharing knowledge in corporate environment – new trend in team development
Teams in today’s corporate environment are quite diversified. All team members come forth and bring along them their specific skill-set. This knowledge pool can make a better impact when it is shared. That is why, the team leaders encourage the members to demonstrate and share the skill-set through projects, presentations or any other method.
Sharing knowledge – a new aspect of reskilled leadership
Changing times now demand the leaders to reinvent their ways of motivating and encouraging the employees. The teams have to have members who are at par with one another. It helps make redundancy a positive aspect of the teams and without instilling the fear of losing the job. With the help of sharing knowledge:
- the gaps in learning are filled.
- better approach to completing a task is achieved
- information pool multiplies
- the work never suffers
- people can enjoy better work-life balance
Different approaches to sharing knowledge
To make knowledge sharing a better tool at work, the approach to do it has to be inclusive in nature. The process of information exchange has to be fairly accessible. Keeping these requirements in mind, the process of sharing knowledge is accomplished through mediums such as:
- Group discussion
- Extempore speeches
- Weekly presentations
- Well-researched article writing
- Webinars,
- Explainer videos, etc.
Where is knowledge sharing essential?
Knowledge sharing becomes a better part of team-building and training in the work environments where different skills are put to use. It is worth understanding that the projects in the present times are meant for wider audiences. The expectations of the end users and product features are to be merged to find a solution better designed for all. With the help of knowledge sharing, the actual talent of the team members is identified and utilized. Thus, knowledge sharing proves its worth for:
- Start-ups
- Multi-faceted projects
- Project-based companies
- Projects where more accessible products are in focus
Summing up,
We learn by reading and experiments and we multiply our learning by sharing it. The knowledge takes an upward curve when you enrich it by mingling experiences and skill-sets. It is how a genuinely cohesive team with common goals to achieve is created.
Share with us what you learned from this article and how you intend to use knowledge sharing as your tool to grow in your professional life.