I've sometimes been a little jealous of specialists who are amazing at one thing. But, since I am more of a generalist, it's made me more valuable at different times.
I've already started exploring generative AI because I know that's where skills will be needed in the near future.
It's an age-long debate about generalists vs specialists. Your experience probably explains the career progression in super-large firms (P&G being the example) but in smaller companies ($100m-low $b's valuation) generalists progress faster towards C-level roles.
I've sometimes been a little jealous of specialists who are amazing at one thing. But, since I am more of a generalist, it's made me more valuable at different times.
I've already started exploring generative AI because I know that's where skills will be needed in the near future.
It's an age-long debate about generalists vs specialists. Your experience probably explains the career progression in super-large firms (P&G being the example) but in smaller companies ($100m-low $b's valuation) generalists progress faster towards C-level roles.