The Importance of Senior Leadership Sponsorship

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Barry byrne, head of global knowledge management strategy at a ovartis talks about the key to success. He says senior leaders must be given an agency within their organization so that they can elevate the mission and business case up to the highest level. "It's not just so is not about mony, necessarily. It's about having a voice within the enterprise"

Enterprise Knowledge CEO Zach Wahl speaks with Barry Byrne, Global Head of Knowledge Management Strategy at Novartis, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. He joined Novartis from the Irish Defence Forces, where he led a multi-award winning Knowledge Management program as the Chief Information and Knowledge Management Officer.

In conversation with Zach, Barry discusses the importance of leadership in KM programs, he also speaks about Novartis' focus on connecting the dots across different KM efforts in Novartis globally and how powerful communities have been in this journey. Technology is also a big focus for Barry's team, and they are leveraging cutting edge AI combined with a knowledge sharing culture to unleash the power of their people.

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