News – The Specialist-Generalist

November 5, 2013December 30, 2016 John Worne News, Specialist-Generalist

The Guardian: Specialists or Generalists: what do employers really want?

By Helen Crane More than half of employees with specialist skills now consider their job to be mostly generalist despite the fact that they were employed for their niche skills, according to recent survey. Oliver Watson, managing director at PageGroup, who undertook the research, says: "If this trend continues, we risk creating a generation of … Continue reading The Guardian: Specialists or Generalists: what do employers really want?

Here's what Harvard Business Review has to say on 'Imposter Syndrome', every Specialist-Generalist's constant companion:

"We’ve all had that feeling of being unqualified to do something we’ve been tasked to do. But the fact that everyone occasionally suffers from impostor syndrome (even CEOs and Prime Ministers) doesn’t make it any easier to handle.

Try these three things:

1) Recognise there are positives to being new in your field. When you’re not steeped in the conventional wisdom of a given profession or industry, you can ask questions that haven’t been asked before or approach problems in ways others haven’t thought of.

2) Adopt a learning mindset. Focus more on what you’re learning than on how you’re performing.

3) Know that you’re not alone. If you’re feeling like an impostor, chances are that others feel the same way."