Despite the many corporate initiatives launched to decrease information-overload, increase teamwork, and facilitate knowledge-sharing, many organizations still find themselves stymied by cultures where knowledge-hoarding and "each man out for himself" behaviors flourish. While some of the programs designed to help turn out to be more costly than valuable, it's also true that hoarding, failing to share credit, and the lack of skillful communication and true teamwork also have high costs. What's a leader to do?

The full text of this article includes a "snapshot of the problem", reviews some reasons people within organizations are inclined to hoard, and then identifies and reviews five strategies for encouraging knowledge-sharing instead of hoarding, and nine tips for integrating "teaching and sharing" into the fabric of your organizational culture.