Generalist
noun
A person who is knowledgeable or skilled in many things, not specializing in a single subject.
As a small business owner, she had to be a generalist, capable of handling many different tasks.
Often appears as...
- be a generalist
- generalist knowledge
adjective
Having or involving wide general knowledge or skills.
His generalist approach to business has helped his company to adapt and thrive.
Often appears as...
- generalist skills
- generalist approach
noun
A person who is knowledgeable or skilled in many things, not specializing in a single subject.
As a small business owner, she had to be a generalist, capable of handling many different tasks.
Often appears as...
- be a generalist
- generalist knowledge
adjective
Having or involving wide general knowledge or skills.
His generalist approach to business has helped his company to adapt and thrive.
Often appears as...
- generalist skills
- generalist approach
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Versatility Praised
In some contexts, being a generalist is highly valued for flexibility and adaptability.
Her generalist skills made her an asset to the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Expert
'Generalist' often implies breadth of knowledge, but not necessarily deep expertise.
He's a generalist in IT, not an expert in any particular programming language.
Pro Tip 3/3Job Flexibility
Generalists may find more varied job opportunities due to their range of skills.
Her resume shows she's a generalist, ready for various roles.
Pro Tip 1/3Versatility Praised
In some contexts, being a generalist is highly valued for flexibility and adaptability.
Her generalist skills made her an asset to the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Expert
'Generalist' often implies breadth of knowledge, but not necessarily deep expertise.
He's a generalist in IT, not an expert in any particular programming language.
Pro Tip 3/3Job Flexibility
Generalists may find more varied job opportunities due to their range of skills.
Her resume shows she's a generalist, ready for various roles.
Pro Tip 1/3Versatility Praised
In some contexts, being a generalist is highly valued for flexibility and adaptability.
Her generalist skills made her an asset to the project.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Expert
'Generalist' often implies breadth of knowledge, but not necessarily deep expertise.
He's a generalist in IT, not an expert in any particular programming language.
Pro Tip 3/3Job Flexibility
Generalists may find more varied job opportunities due to their range of skills.
Her resume shows she's a generalist, ready for various roles.
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Learning from past...
could about Lincoln and then in the interview he said what made Lincoln so great not as great a generalist Napoleon not as great a statesman as Frederick the Great but his greatness consisted and historians would roundly agree in the integrity of his character and the moral fiber of his being so in the end that powerful ambition that had carried
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Sara Seager: The search...
as the generalist. So I am really struck by the notion in your career of the opposition you faced, that when you began thinking about exoplanets, there was extreme skepticism in the scientific community that they existed, and you proved them wrong. What did it take to take that on? Well, the thing is that as scientists,
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How bees help plants...
that has other sources of food to ensure its persistence in bad years. The same goes if you're a specialist pollinator. You're better off in the long run specializing on a generalist plant that gets pollinated by other species in times when you're not around to help. Finally, in addition to nestedness,
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The Sausage & the...
the salamander is a real generalist that will eat just about anything it can fit into its enormous mouth so if we can find a little piece of chicken or something maybe we can get this animal out of the Burrow okay normally we wouldn't be allowed to do this this being a protected animal and a national
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After the Avalanche:...
'Cause we will find solutions. We are very, very good at finding solutions. That's what humans do. We have very big brains and we put band-aids on things. As a generalist, my goal with my photography is not to focus on one thing. I don't wanna be great at one thing.
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The global learning...
delivering classroom via livestream to over a thousand classrooms in those scattered communities. Those classrooms have five to 25 students, and they're supported by a more generalist tutoring teacher for their learning and development.
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Andrew McAfee: Are...
So when we look at what technology can do to general knowledge workers, I start to think there might not be something so special about this idea of a generalist, particularly when we start doing things like hooking Siri up to Watson,
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How do we learn to work...
at the expense of their generalist education. And they spent hundreds of extra hours with simulators and recordings of surgery, when you were supposed to learn in the OR. And maybe most importantly, they found ways to struggle
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How to Evict Your...
the main conflict between people and raccoons is when raccoons use human resources to meet their own needs and ends raccoons are the quintessential generalist they really can live in a whole variety of habitats in Washington
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Liz Coleman's call to...
where they no longer provide the breadth of application and the enhanced capacity for civic engagement that is their signature. Over the past century the expert has dethroned the educated generalist
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Learning from past...
could about Lincoln and then in the interview he said what made Lincoln so great not as great a generalist Napoleon not as great a statesman as Frederick the Great but his greatness consisted and historians would roundly agree in the integrity of his character and the moral fiber of his being so in the end that powerful ambition that had carried
Video examples
Sara Seager: The search...
as the generalist. So I am really struck by the notion in your career of the opposition you faced, that when you began thinking about exoplanets, there was extreme skepticism in the scientific community that they existed, and you proved them wrong. What did it take to take that on? Well, the thing is that as scientists,
Video examples
How bees help plants...
that has other sources of food to ensure its persistence in bad years. The same goes if you're a specialist pollinator. You're better off in the long run specializing on a generalist plant that gets pollinated by other species in times when you're not around to help. Finally, in addition to nestedness,
Video examples
The Sausage & the...
the salamander is a real generalist that will eat just about anything it can fit into its enormous mouth so if we can find a little piece of chicken or something maybe we can get this animal out of the Burrow okay normally we wouldn't be allowed to do this this being a protected animal and a national
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
'Cause we will find solutions. We are very, very good at finding solutions. That's what humans do. We have very big brains and we put band-aids on things. As a generalist, my goal with my photography is not to focus on one thing. I don't wanna be great at one thing.
Video examples
The global learning...
delivering classroom via livestream to over a thousand classrooms in those scattered communities. Those classrooms have five to 25 students, and they're supported by a more generalist tutoring teacher for their learning and development.
Video examples
Andrew McAfee: Are...
So when we look at what technology can do to general knowledge workers, I start to think there might not be something so special about this idea of a generalist, particularly when we start doing things like hooking Siri up to Watson,
Video examples
How do we learn to work...
at the expense of their generalist education. And they spent hundreds of extra hours with simulators and recordings of surgery, when you were supposed to learn in the OR. And maybe most importantly, they found ways to struggle
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How to Evict Your...
the main conflict between people and raccoons is when raccoons use human resources to meet their own needs and ends raccoons are the quintessential generalist they really can live in a whole variety of habitats in Washington
Video examples
Liz Coleman's call to...
where they no longer provide the breadth of application and the enhanced capacity for civic engagement that is their signature. Over the past century the expert has dethroned the educated generalist
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John T. Chambers
American Businessman
We'll have a sales leader go run engineering. A lawyer go run business development. A business development leader go run our consumer operations. We're going to train a generalist group of leaders who know how to learn and operate in collaboration teamwork. I think that's the future of leadership.
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Julia Child
American Chef
Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.
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George Steiner
American Critic
Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge.
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Elise Andrew
British Writer
I'm such a generalist. I love everything. If I had the opportunity, I think I would do about 10 different degrees, five different master's degrees, probably as many Ph.D.s, and you can't do that.
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Matthew Stewart
American Philosopher
In order to produce generalist courses, business school professors have been forced to invent subjects called strategy, called organizational behavior and so on.
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Georges St-Pierre
Canadian Athlete
There's only one Anderson Silva. I think he's a specialist and a generalist.
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John T. Chambers
American Businessman
We'll have a sales leader go run engineering. A lawyer go run business development. A business development leader go run our consumer operations. We're going to train a generalist group of leaders who know how to learn and operate in collaboration teamwork. I think that's the future of leadership.
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Julia Child
American Chef
Because I've done a lot of television, I'm sort of a generalist. I'm not a pastry cook, but I've had to learn a certain amount about it. I'm not a baker, though I've had to learn how to do it. I'm sort of a general cook.
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George Steiner
American Critic
Every one of my opponents, every one of my critics, will tell you that I am a generalist spread far too thin in an age when this is not done anymore, when responsible knowledge is specialized knowledge.
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Elise Andrew
British Writer
I'm such a generalist. I love everything. If I had the opportunity, I think I would do about 10 different degrees, five different master's degrees, probably as many Ph.D.s, and you can't do that.
Quote examples
Matthew Stewart
American Philosopher
In order to produce generalist courses, business school professors have been forced to invent subjects called strategy, called organizational behavior and so on.
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Georges St-Pierre
Canadian Athlete
There's only one Anderson Silva. I think he's a specialist and a generalist.
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