How to cultivate the Generalist within
As a rule of thumb, your business needs more generalists than specialists if it wants to innovate. Don’t get me wrong, specialists are valuable. But Generalists are the innovators, the ones who are...
View ArticleWe don’t need a society of more entrepreneurs; we need a society of hungry minds
As we continue discussing The Future for Youth, we’ve come up with some interesting ideas about what that looks like. One of the key ideas that has come up again and again is that parents should raise...
View Article4 Challenges Organizations Face To Get The Most From Generalists
New challenges require new approaches. All organizations have new challenges on the table all the time, but most are not equipped to come up with new approaches to conquer them because they can’t...
View ArticleGeneralists Are Hardwired for Reinvention
My last post on the challenges Generalists face in a society that rewards specialists got a lot of attention from people who are Generalists themselves (from healthcare); not from Specialists. One of...
View ArticleBeing A Creative Generalist
James Taylor, who hosts a very popular podcast about creativity and innovation interviewed me recently. We talked about Being a Creative Generalist, which is a topic I’m excited and advocate about. As...
View Article5 Ways To Use Generalists Inside Your Organization
Most organizations don’t know what to do with Generalists. Which begs the question: How do you use Generalists inside your organization? First, let’s define the difference between specialists and...
View ArticleBe A Generalist Not A Specialist If You Want To Excel
A new book by David Epstein, Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialised World, makes the case for Generalists. As a Generalist, I’m happy someone wrote a book about Generalists for everyone; not...
View Article10 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Hire Generalists
Even though generalists should be stockpiled, established organizations dismiss them. Why? There are many reasons, one of them is they don’t know what to do with them. To help clarify, here are 10...
View ArticleFocus On What You’re Great At
Social media is a megaphone for everyone to speak their mind. For businesses looking to stand out, it’s hard when so many people and businesses can post whatever they want whenever they want. You have...
View ArticleThe Value Of Being a Generalist
Many of the most impactful individuals, both contemporary and historical, have been generalists: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Richard Feynman, Ben Franklin, Thomas Edison, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Marie Curie...
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