Harvard lecturer: 'No specific skill will get you ahead in the future'—but this 'type of thinking' will. (via CNBCMakeIt)
Many of us have been told that deep expertise will lead to enhanced credibility, rapid job advancement, and escalating incomes. The alternative of being broad-minded is usually dismissed as dabbling without really adding value.
Today's dynamic complexity demands an ability to thrive in ambiguous and poorly defined situations, a context that generates anxiety for most, because it has always felt safer to generalize. The message was clear: Focus on developing an expertise and you'll rise through the ranks and earn more money. The approach worked. Many of today's leaders ascended by specializing.But as the typical mutual fund disclaimer so famously states, past performance is no guarantee of future results. It's time to rethink our love affair with depth. The pendulum between depth and breadth has swung too far in favor of depth.
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