Unless you’re almost 50 years old, you probably don’t remember when NASA first landed on the moon. It was a stunning achievement! But the legacy of the knowledge lost from the Apollo space program and the impact on future missions offers a valuable lesson for leaders dealing with the challenges of an aging, changing workforce and rapidly evolving technology systems.

My brief video below shows how to think more proactively about the risks and costs of transferring knowledge essential for sustaining performance. Are you doing what you can to prevent valuable know-how from walking out the door of your organization? Click on the photo to learn how to better communicate the business case for knowledge transfer solutions.

Contact me if you want more practical ideas for: (1) prioritizing the risks of losing essential capabilities; (2) solutions for accelerating knowledge transfer; and (3) closing critical skills gaps.