The pressure to "pick a lane" and stay in it isn't wisdom — it's a limitation.
The pressure to "pick a lane" and stay in it isn't wisdom — it's a limitation. In this clip from Genuin Connections, Sean Atkins (CEO of Dhar Mann Studios) reflects on what it cost him early in his career to be a generalist in a lane-driven industry, and why he now believes T-shaped leaders — with broad business fluency and deep expertise — are exactly what the media world needs more of. He was often passed over for roles because he'd done too many different things. Looking back, that diversity of experience became his greatest asset. A candid, career-reframing conversation worth bookmarking.
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