It says the big boss depends a lot on his chief information officers. Knowledge is power, so it's no surprise that CIOs get a lot of perks and coffee in corporate giants. These wise men mine information from the Net, but they also harvest expertise and vital knowledge from the company itself. Hidden in their brains Some CEOs may shrug their shoulders and belittle the importance of using the knowledge of employees to get ahead. They may think that their employees lack bandwidth, so to speak.
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
And yet lots of expertise can indeed be found in the brains of company members, from CEOs to executives to the entry-level staffers. It's unfortunate that such knowledge leaves the firm when they resign. Sometimes these talents unwittingly rub off on other employees. The sharing of knowledge may even happen during conversations around the water cooler. However, one can't be content just to let knowledge be passed around in such a random manner.