Reading Lis Merrick’s article ‘Applied Wisdom’ (vol 8, issue 6, page 56) prompted some reflection on how knowledge is passed down through business generations. It is a staggering thought that most of the knowledge in a business “walks out of the door every evening – and it might never come back”. Merrick identifies how mentoring can bridge gaps in organisations from business generation to business generation. She makes some compelling and practical points about how this knowledge transfer might happen. The article highlighted the ‘good stuff’ that can be handed down through...