ROOKIE SMARTS: WHY LEARNING BEATS KNOWING IN THE NEW GAME OF WORK. Issue 76 (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wiseman, Liz
• Is Part Of: Leader to leader. Issue 76(2015)
• Page Start: 54
• Page End: 59
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: Leadership -- Periodicals; Management -- Periodicals; Organizational change -- Periodicals; Nonprofit organizations -- Management -- Periodicals; 658.4092
• DOI: 10.1002/ltl.20179
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1087-8149

Abstract

Abstract: Veteran, seasoned leaders are not automatically the best for any given project, Wiseman says. She explains "rookie smarts, " in which a less experienced person outperforms a veteran, getting around the "experience trap." Wiseman and her research team "studied more than 400 workplace scenarios, comparing how inexperienced versus experienced professionals approach a particular type of work." The article describes four distinct modes of rookie smarts that her analysis revealed: Backpacker, Hunter‐Gatherer, Firewalker, and Pioneer. "If you are stuck climbing your way up a corporation, " she writes, "it might be time to get off the career ladder and get onto a learning curve."