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13. Is it better to be a specialist or a generalist?

The Sam Ovens Podcast

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How to Be a Successful Consultant

When someone finds that and then really drills down on that one specific thing that they become a T. What's kind of their next move do they want to ideally get clients as they get more specific? Well I think they would already be doing business as a generalist. You don't just find your T shape when you get your client. Often you're getting clients in different areas. That was me being a generalist and I learned a lot about a whole bunch of different things. At the same time I was educating myself. Then I found that where I was most interested and where I was getting the best results was professional services. So I liked working with people who were in financial advisory or

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