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Podcast: People and Projects Podcast: Project Management Podcast
Episode: PPP 261 | Jack of All Trades or Specialize Early? Project Managers and Leaders Need Range, with author David Epstein
Description: The Case for Generalists Have you heard someone referred to as a jack of all trades, master of none? It's typically not meant as a compliment--it's that they tend to know about a lot of things, but none of those things deeply. And the implication is that we often value specialization--the one who is the deep expert. That's the person to be. Expertise is good and can certainly pay off. But today's guest makes a compelling argument for why generalists triumph in a specialized world. David Epstein is a New York Times bestselling author and...