So what is knowledge? We all think of it as something to be desired, something to attain…something that makes us better than we are without it. Too often we confuse it with wisdom, which is the correct and proper merger of knowledge and life experience. I propose that knowledge without sharing is worthless, and that the value in knowing lies in the giving of that information to someone else. It’s not in keeping the information secret, or hidden. It’s like currency that has no value until it’s spent.
One of my first managers told me to always prepare those working for you to take your job…train and educate them, sharing everything you know to improve their skills. His point was if you are invaluable where you are, you aren’t going anywhere.