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Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:11 am to Salmon
I have both A and B working for me. The context and company matters.
If A has a good manager and there's real opportunity in their specialty then A is more valuable.
B tends to get more praise from middle managers who can't really recognize the difference between A and B and only see that B is involved in more things.
If the company is pretty cheap then B is generally more valuable because they are seen as able to do the jobs of multiple people.
If A has a good manager and there's real opportunity in their specialty then A is more valuable.
B tends to get more praise from middle managers who can't really recognize the difference between A and B and only see that B is involved in more things.
If the company is pretty cheap then B is generally more valuable because they are seen as able to do the jobs of multiple people.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 5:59 am to Salmon
It depends on where you are in the maturity life cycle of a company or industry. Person A tends to be more valuable in mature industries, which have large elaborate organizational structures capable of highly compensating narrow specialists. Person B tends to be more valuable in newer "wild west" types of companies or industries, which will have higher margins, risks, and growth potential--less stable, but you can strike it big.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 1:20 pm to Doc Fenton
It depends on the and the employees area of skills. If they are an Internet based company and their specialty is real estate then it may not be good.
But if their specialty is web design or programming, they are worth a ton.
A lot of it truly depends on the direction you as an employee want to go. If you want to specialize in management then as said having multiple skills is best. But if you want to specialize as a career in one specific thing like marketing or website design, then you are better off continuing your specialization.
But if their specialty is web design or programming, they are worth a ton.
A lot of it truly depends on the direction you as an employee want to go. If you want to specialize in management then as said having multiple skills is best. But if you want to specialize as a career in one specific thing like marketing or website design, then you are better off continuing your specialization.
Posted on 9/14/17 at 2:53 pm to Salmon
quote:I fancy myself as an "enabler" - getting people unstuck when they want to advance their business. Most cases, it doesn't take much to do that since the biz owners are too busy minding the store. They get close to the finish line them get distracted and never bring home the bacon.
Who is more valuable? A specialists or a "jack of all trades"?
I think a JOAT is more valuable than a specialist since most issues don't involve drilling down that deep. I think "wide and capable" trumps "narrow and deep". Specialists come with a price tag.
Posted on 9/15/17 at 8:17 am to Salmon
One of the best pieces of advice I ever received is "You don't have to know the answer to every question or situation as long as you know where to get the answer."
Person B is usually that type of person and more valuable long term, IMO.
Person B is usually that type of person and more valuable long term, IMO.
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