Specialist, Generalist, Versatilist

1. Scope of Roles and Assignments Specialist Versatilist Depth of Skill Generalist Specialist, Generalist, Versatilist Specialist • Deep Skills • Narrow Scope • Peer-Recognized • Unknown Outside Domain Generalist • Broad Scope • Shallow Skills • Quick Response • Others Lack Confidence Versatilist • Deep Skills • Wide Scope of Roles • Broad Experience • Recognized in Other Domains

2. Becoming a Versatilist: A Mindful Accession High-Value Sweet Spot The Versatilist Contextual Orientation Initiative Industry, Process Assignments, Roles Business Know-How Aptitude Capacity to GenerateFuture Business Value Traditional Sweet Spot The Specialist

3. Building Your Professional Future: Address All the Building Blocks Contextual Orientation Expertise Leadership Results How you demonstrate yourself Skills Roles Relationships How youdevelop yourself Aptitude Behaviors Contacts What youbring with you Capacity to GenerateFuture Business Value

4. Build a Base of High-Value, High-Context Learning Difficulty of Imitatingor Replicating Contextual Orientation Initiative(change sponsor, business driver, Six Sigma leader, business process expert) Strategic Disciplines (portfolio management, financial analysis, process modeling, architecture, service quality) Role Experience (project manager, relationship manager, service manager, business analysts) Skills (SAP, Web services, .NET) TechnicalCertification Capacity to GenerateFuture Business Value

5. Prepare to Cultivate Breadth and Versatility Visibility Being known by people outside the conventional reporting structure Connectedness Tapping into personal and professional networks Decision-Making Resourcefully assemblingthe information and peopleto make smart decisions Communication Conveying information meaningfully, responsiblyand with accountability Remote Collaboration Shaping and contributingto the outcomes of widely distributed groups Credibility Inspiring belief through competence, track record, reliability and behavior