Knowing a little bit about a lot is prime territory for most of those in business. That's why Murphy's lament hits home to those who rely on a small amount of knowledge in lots of areas to help solve business problems. You can always find someone who does. Here's a book on human resource trends. Despite Murphy's fears, liberal arts majors and generalists as businesspeople are still relevant.
Someone has to put together the specialists to solve problems.
This month we look at books by specialists who can help generalists solve their problems. Despite Murphy's fears, the collective wisdom of the ages has always been found in books. The generalists just know how to put all that knowledge to work. Site savvy Prime examples of specialization are books on Web pages and e-commerce. Web sites seem like territory for all those nerds from high school who now drive Ferraris and Porsches.