http://leanstartups.com/2009/03/generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company Best practices in lean business operations, technology, and other areas pertinent to success of startups, small, and mid-market businesses. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:05:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://leanstartups.com/2009/03/generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company.html#comment-766 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:21:46 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=220#comment-766 Domain experts usually are too narrow in their knowledge, UNLESS they are broad and solution-agnostic. If we use an example of software developers, someone who is just a .Net or just Java, will not be able to see that maybe that framework is not appropriate for a particular case. Good generalist developer can tap into his understanding of software development foundations, his/her knowledge of multiple programming languages, understanding how their work affects infrastructure and other choices. When it comes to outsourcing. Yes, it has a certain place in the mix, BUT one should never be forgotten - NEVER let outsourcer make themselves indispensible. Domain experts usually are too narrow in their knowledge, UNLESS they are broad and solution-agnostic. If we use an example of software developers, someone who is just a .Net or just Java, will not be able to see that maybe that framework is not appropriate for a particular case. Good generalist developer can tap into his understanding of software development foundations, his/her knowledge of multiple programming languages, understanding how their work affects infrastructure and other choices.
When it comes to outsourcing. Yes, it has a certain place in the mix, BUT one should never be forgotten – NEVER let outsourcer make themselves indispensible.

]]> http://leanstartups.com/2009/03/generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company.html#comment-3721 Apolinaras Sinkevicius Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:21:00 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=220#comment-3721 Domain experts usually are too narrow in their knowledge, UNLESS they are broad and solution-agnostic. If we use an example of software developers, someone who is just a .Net or just Java, will not be able to see that maybe that framework is not appropriate for a particular case. Good generalist developer can tap into his understanding of software development foundations, his/her knowledge of multiple programming languages, understanding how their work affects infrastructure and other choices. When it comes to outsourcing. Yes, it has a certain place in the mix, BUT one should never be forgotten - NEVER let outsourcer make themselves indispensible. Domain experts usually are too narrow in their knowledge, UNLESS they are broad and solution-agnostic. If we use an example of software developers, someone who is just a .Net or just Java, will not be able to see that maybe that framework is not appropriate for a particular case. Good generalist developer can tap into his understanding of software development foundations, his/her knowledge of multiple programming languages, understanding how their work affects infrastructure and other choices.
When it comes to outsourcing. Yes, it has a certain place in the mix, BUT one should never be forgotten – NEVER let outsourcer make themselves indispensible.

]]> http://leanstartups.com/2009/03/generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company.html#comment-761 Roshan Kumar Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:29:40 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=220#comment-761 How does a company then solve a business problem which demands specialists. Thought nurturing talent might be the ideal case, it takes time which can be solved by hiring / outsourcing to domain experts How does a company then solve a business problem which demands specialists. Thought nurturing talent might be the ideal case, it takes time which can be solved by hiring / outsourcing to domain experts

]]> http://leanstartups.com/2009/03/generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company.html#comment-3720 Roshan Kumar Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:29:00 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=220#comment-3720 How does a company then solve a business problem which demands specialists. Thought nurturing talent might be the ideal case, it takes time which can be solved by hiring / outsourcing to domain experts How does a company then solve a business problem which demands specialists. Thought nurturing talent might be the ideal case, it takes time which can be solved by hiring / outsourcing to domain experts

]]> http://leanstartups.com/2009/03/generalists-or-specialists-who-you-should-hire-for-your-company.html#comment-173 Finding the Right Engineers | Heroix Blog Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:52:10 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=220#comment-173 [...] skill sets. Another operations professional describes the need to hire flexible people–not specialists. Is it time to upgrade your [...] [...] skill sets. Another operations professional describes the need to hire flexible people–not specialists. Is it time to upgrade your [...]

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