Posts Tagged ‘generalist’

Being Typecast and breaking out Henrik Emilsson 3 Comments

Typecasting is the process by which a film, TV, or stage actor is strongly identified with a specific character, one or more particular roles, or characters with the same traits or ethnic grouping. For many actors this has been a nightmare, even if they have earned a fortune on it. I believe that some of […]

Author: Henrik Emilsson
Date: May 2, 2010
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The Generalist vs. Specialist Paradox Henrik Emilsson 3 Comments

When working as a consultant you must live up to the paradox that: You should already be specialised and competent enough to get a contract i.e. best of all candidates for the job; but in order to stay alive in business you need to be as general as possible in order to meet the criteria […]

Author: Henrik Emilsson
Date: March 31, 2009
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