Retiring employee, or an employee with expertise who is leaving a position, is given the opportunity to conduct a last lecture to share their experiences through a final presentation. The employee describes “what really happened” to give context, provides an example of program success or innovative process, or reflects on their experience of a particular topic to provide information that would otherwise be lost.
WHAT
- Retiring employees give a presentation on a program, process, or procedure that they oversaw or with which they are familiar.
WHY
- To capture knowledge of an individual retiring or leaving a position or the agency.
- To explain something
WHEN
- In a staff meeting and/or lunchtime talk
HOW
- Face to face, in a webinar, or via video.
- The presentation should be recorded and posted for future access.
PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Make the presentation relevant to employees’ experience
LINKS & RESOURCES
- Knowledge Management Toolbox, Last Lecture. NJDOT Technology Transfer. Website. Retrieved at: http://njdottechtransfer.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/STIC-Q2-Feature-Presentation-Operations-Apprenticeship-Program.pdf
EXAMPLES
KM Toolbox: Last Lecture on Operations Apprenticeship Program