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How Being A Generalist Can Help You Adapt And Innovate

The Horizons Tracker

I’ve written a few times recently about the importance of breaking free from the straitjacket of our increasingly specialized world, and adopting a more generalist approach to skills development. One of the core benefits from this approach is that it allows us to be more innovative. How do you get promoted? Driving innovation.

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To Create Change, Leadership Is More Important Than Authority

Harvard Business Review

Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy in 2010. Yet Semmelweis and Antioco had not only authority, but also had the facts on their side and were willing to risk their careers. Semmelweis was castigated by the medical community and died in an insane asylum, ironically of an infection he contracted while under medical care.