Learning Activity #1
Over the past 25 years the term knowledge management has evolved to represent the changing nature of the workplace in a true paradigm shift. In coining the phrase "knowledge society" Peter Drucker convincingly argued that land, labor, and capital as the classical factors of production had been largely replaced by knowledge. "Knowledge has become the resource, rather than a resource, and is what makes our society post-capitalist." (Drucker, 1993)
Explain the quote and make sure to define the nature of knowledge management and the types and kinds of leadership challenges that knowledge management engenders.
Learning Activity #2
Since week one you have been reading about the changes between leaders in the 20th Century and the 21st Century. Create a list of five expectations that society has for business leaders from each of these two centuries. Reflect on your reading for the course and explain how society's expectations affect the business leader of tomorrow.