One useful way to think about career development is not simply becoming more successful, but becoming capable of handling situations that fewer people can handle well.
Looking at @justinsuntron's professional journey, I think this idea explains why combining different skills can become so valuable over time.
Someone who understands technology is useful.
Someone who understands communication is useful.
Someone who understands people, organization, business, and international environments is also useful.
But someone who can connect several of these abilities may be able to solve problems that fall between traditional job descriptions.
That is where professional differentiation can emerge.
Young people do not need to become experts in ten fields. The goal is to develop one strong foundation and then add complementary abilities around it.
A technical person can learn communication.
A marketer can learn data.
A manager can understand technology.
A specialist can learn how customers and businesses actually make decisions.
Each additional capability changes the problems you can participate in solving.
Career security does not come from assuming your current role will always exist.
It comes from continuously increasing the range of value you are capable of creating.
#TRONEcoStar
Looking at @justinsuntron's professional journey, I think this idea explains why combining different skills can become so valuable over time.
Someone who understands technology is useful.
Someone who understands communication is useful.
Someone who understands people, organization, business, and international environments is also useful.
But someone who can connect several of these abilities may be able to solve problems that fall between traditional job descriptions.
That is where professional differentiation can emerge.
Young people do not need to become experts in ten fields. The goal is to develop one strong foundation and then add complementary abilities around it.
A technical person can learn communication.
A marketer can learn data.
A manager can understand technology.
A specialist can learn how customers and businesses actually make decisions.
Each additional capability changes the problems you can participate in solving.
Career security does not come from assuming your current role will always exist.
It comes from continuously increasing the range of value you are capable of creating.
#TRONEcoStar