The definition of the Specialist-Generalist is turning your hand to many things - but always remembering the purpose. Some days that's easier than others though. As Valerie Keller and Caroline Webb put it on HBR.org: "How are we supposed to feel a higher sense of purpose amid the daily scrum, as we wade through tedious … Continue reading HBR – Find Purpose in Even Your Most Mundane Tasks at Work
Professional Standards
By John Worne Often as organisations grow, they 'professionalise'. Bringing more outside expertise in key areas is often crucial as scale and complexity increase - in Finance, IT, HR, Estates, Governance, Legal, Security, Risk and the list goes on. Very often incoming professionals have a difficult transition - especially when things in their new organisation … Continue reading Professional Standards
HBR: To Guide Your Company’s Future, Look to Its Past
By John Worne History isn't always a reliable guide to the future; plenty of great organisations have wrongly believed their history makes them 'too big to fall'. Still, connecting with the origins: the founding myths and great moments of an organisation, is the surest way to capture the 'hearts and minds' on any forward strategy … Continue reading HBR: To Guide Your Company’s Future, Look to Its Past
Office politics
By John Worne politics: (pɒlɪtɪks/) noun: 1) the activities associated with the governance of a country or area, especially the debate between parties having power. 2) activities aimed at improving someone's status or increasing power within an organization. Most people complain about office politics. And the Specialist-Generalist should be 'purpose' first, invitable and unavoidable 'politics' very much second. … Continue reading Office politics
The Specialist-Generalist 