Session Description: Insights and Current Trends
The Book Club Series #4:
Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World
By David Epstein
Is success better achieved through narrow specialization, or is general experimentation a more reliable route to expertise? Ed Hoffman, PMI Strategic Advisor, will facilitate a discussion centered on this topic for our fourth Council leader’s book club discussion.
Using
David Epstein’s 2019 book, ‘Range: Why
Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World’ as the source, we will explore
implications for performance, growth, and learning. It is fashionable to
promote specialization for in-depth skill development; however, research
indicates that in our current world of change, agility, and adaptation, an
approach that is experimental, creative, and diverse leads to greater success
and a broader network. Materials will be provided for engagement and
application. While helpful, it is not necessary to have read the book before
the session.
