In this episode of Lead and Live Well, Erin Cox and Scott Knox interview Siobhán O'Riordan, a former teacher turned Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths coach and social sector consultant. Siobhán shares her career journey, highlighting pivotal moments influenced by both intention and chance. Ever an educator, Siobhán offers practical advice on understanding and leveraging your strengths, how reflection and feedback can fuel personal and professional growth, and strategies to articulate your multi-faceted skills. This episode - and much of Siobhán’s work - will be particularly intriguing for our listeners who are “generalists,” which Siobhán describes as follows:
“A generalist’s expertise is intentionally broad; they excel at understanding an organization as a whole entity, identifying and filling gaps, and seizing opportunities to catalyze and champion new projects. Generalists are both interested in figuring out complex problems and finding ways in which they can seed solutions and help the team meet the resulting challenges.”
Join Scott, Erin, and Siobhán - all Generalists themselves - for this enlightening conversation!
Curious to know more about Generalists? Read the post that started Erin and Scott on this conversation. Curious about how to further define your value as a Generalist, this post will help. And this post provides steps to take for those who struggle with imposter syndrome, a frequent challenge for Generalists.
Hosted by Erin Cox and M. Scott Knox
Edited and Produced by Stephanie Cohen
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