tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post2163645056431536979..comments2024-02-28T12:34:09.691-05:00Comments on FrazzledDad: The Value of Specializing GeneralistsJim Holmeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05869146736565695900noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-88465446925222632272008-05-14T05:52:00.000-04:002008-05-14T05:52:00.000-04:00@steve: I thought Seth's post was almost the oppos...@steve: I thought Seth's post was almost the opposite of mine: don't bother with general skills, just specialize in something and run with that area. That won't work for our industry, IMO, particularly as a consultant.<BR/><BR/>Did you read Seth's post differently?Jim Holmeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05869146736565695900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-44647303634454789862008-05-13T23:41:00.000-04:002008-05-13T23:41:00.000-04:00Bumped into this tonight - thought it tied in ver...Bumped into this tonight - thought it tied in very well.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/05/we-specialize-i.html" REL="nofollow">http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2008/05/we-specialize-i.html</A>Steve Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11799829988971859359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10748614.post-61197156095181198202008-05-13T13:32:00.000-04:002008-05-13T13:32:00.000-04:00In many ways the IT Consulting industry is a lot l...In many ways the IT Consulting industry is a lot like the healthcare provide industry. We need general practitioners with broad knowledge who can handle routine issues, and identify the areas of concern for more complex issues that can be referred to a specialist.<BR/>Even within the SQL Server world, the pertinent knowledge is so broad that nobody can be proficient in all of it. So even the specialists have narrow "super-specialties".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com