The Leonard–Barton Group, LLC's mission is to enable our clients to capitalize on their knowledge assets now and for the future—especially during job transitions. We provide knowledge–sharing strategies, techniques and tools for identifying, capturing and transferring Deep Smarts™, i.e., experience–based, business–critical expertise . Such competitively critical knowledge is lost not only from retirements or down–sizing but also during mergers and routine promotions or transfers, because so much know–how, skills and judgment are held in the heads of expert individuals and groups . Addressing the risk of losing this particular type of expertise is essential to maintaining a competitive edge both currently and in the future . What's different about us? One of our clients commented that they chose to work with us because we have an unusual blend of years of practical experience with research-based authority, and that we are eager to partner with them rather than push products. In addition to our team, we also have a network of associated, independent contractors with extensive experience in all aspects of knowledge sharing during job transitions, executive coaching, leadership, talent development, and speaking.