Welcome to ExceptionalGeneralist.com. To find out more about me, click here. To find out more about how I define and exceptional generalist (ExGen), keep reading below.
What is an ExGen? It is a person who has a broad general knowledge in many areas. Rather than spend time and effort becoming a specialist in any given area, the ExGen learns enough about the topic to become familiar with it before moving onto the next task. In a corporate environment, this person will be visible and a change agent. This is the individual who everyone goes to when action needs to be taken. The ExGen is a passionate leader, and uses his or her extended set of skills to effectively unite teams and drive them toward a shared goal.
To me, an ExGen is characterised by:
Having:
- a hunger for knowledge
- a short attention span
- a tendency to procrastinate
- a desire to get long-term gains from short-term effort
Being:
- curious
- driven
- passionate
- goal/success oriented
Being an ExGen is not about skating through life without mastering a skill. Instead, it is about using a foundation of general knowledge to help you succeed and excel in life. It is about finding pearls of wisdom in an ocean of information.