I read a recent blog post on Gapingvoid based on a quote by Rory Sutherland:
“Be good at two things.” – Rory Sutherland
I think this is a great advice if we want to stand out in a world filled with experts. If we are an expert in a specific topic, the chances are that we will find thousands more who are either as much an expert in that topic as we are.
However, if we combine that expertise with another topic, the chances of finding someone else who has the same two expertise goes down drastically.
Add to that a so called soft skill like being good at video or being funny or being good with magic tricks, etc. and you quickly reach a point where you are probably the world’s foremost expert for that combination.
This is specially true for leaders. As we have discussed in an earlier post, leaders need to be multi-dimensional in order to be effective. This aspect of multi-dimensionality is also equally important.
So, what are the three things that you are going to be really good at?
