Team members have a deep respect for colleagues who project depth and expertise. Those with the persistence to dive into a subject and become more than an internet expert are viewed as committed learners who add real value.
Really interesting article. Makes me thing of the messaging in the book ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport
I enjoy the converse though - having shallower knowledge about lots of things rather than deep knowledge about fewer things. I guess it’s just how my brain is wired!!
Interesting entrance point in the "Specialists" vs "Generalists" debate.
As this idea essentially promotes specialization for how it might affect credibility in your come across?
We actually took a moment to discuss it. Listen in the Twitter spaces link we posted here in the comments.
We took an extra 15 minutes to discuss and unpack this idea a bit more here:
https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1BdGYrQkYrXJX
Really interesting article. Makes me thing of the messaging in the book ‘Deep Work’ by Cal Newport
I enjoy the converse though - having shallower knowledge about lots of things rather than deep knowledge about fewer things. I guess it’s just how my brain is wired!!