CHiLD CoP Playbook - Investors
Community of PracticeCoP Playbook   NVESTORS
Basic Guide to kickstart Your CoP
CoP SKILL Level: 
Sponsor / Mentor / Subject Matter Experts / Young Leaders.
ACTIVITIES
Recommended Actions
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 Identify Key Players
Identify potential sponsors, SMEs, mentors and young leaders for the CoP.
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 Secure Support
Get support from top management as the sponsor & to suggest useful executive action for young leaders. Officially appoint SMEs and mentors for advice and guidance.
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 Leverage Expertise
SMEs are the backbone bringing specialized knowledge. Senior professionals as mentors serve as beacons for newer members. Young leaders offer a unique vantage point at the crossroads of strategy and execution.
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More Advanced KM Methodology & STRATEGIES
Overview
- By Kian Ping Chng
- April, 2025
CoP SKILL Level:  
Strategies
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategies
SPONSOR / MENTOR / SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS / YOUNG LEADERS
Role of Subject Matter Experts
SMEs are the backbone of any CoP. They bring specialized knowledge that is often pivotal in addressing and resolving intricate challenges .
 
Importance of Mentors
Senior professionals, with their years of experience, play an indispensable role in a CoP. Their accumulated industry insights and hard-won experience serve not just as valuable reservoirs of knowledge, but also as beacons for newer members.
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Leaders of tomorrow
Middle managers play a pivotal role in the success of CoPs. Positioned at the crossroads of strategy and execution, they offer a unique vantage point .
 
CoP Visual Board 3: Leadership
The components of community leadership are twofold: (1) leadership from inside the community of practice and (2) support, investment and participation from senior and middle management, the sponsor and the alliance of sponsors in the field of your community of practice In our understanding of community leadership, everyone is a leader when they take initiative, bring people together and take responsibility. A core group of community members taking the lead and steering the community has been identified as a key element for success in our research. The community appreciates and values their input. Identify your community leaders and seek strong leadership participation. This section is very much linked to vision and community management and is about identifying the core group, the community leaders and other sponsors and influencers with authority in the practice. The members of the core group together work out how they will steer the community towards its vision and agree on what the community will commit to through the set governance processes.
 how to identify your core group, leadership and sponsorship;
how to map and situate community leadership stakeholders in your community ecosystem;
how to form responsive and inclusive leadership structures.
CoP Visual Board 3: Leadership
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