Episode 217: Breaking the technical ceiling: how an expert can go from specialist to strategist – with Alistair Gordon of Expertunity
Too often, specialists get stuck in a certain role with no room for advancement or progression. But when you’re the only one who can complete a task, how do you convince your employer to let you advance further? Alistair Gordon is the founder of Expertunity where he helps subject matter experts develop their enterprise skills. He explains how to identify that you’ve hit a ceiling in your career, the enterprise skills specialists need to continue advancing, and how specialists can develop their enterprise skills. He also talks about why many technical experts aren’t good at training others, how to interact with colleagues to understand higher level work, and how specialists can make others understand the value of their work. (more…)