1. Why volunteering for nonprofits' behind-the-scenes operations work is an untapped opportunity to build new skills and meaningful connections
2. How following "breadcrumbs" of community connections can lead you to unexpected opportunities and networks you never knew existed
3. Why building vulnerability and genuine relationships in community beats transactional networking every time

1. Volunteer organisations desperately need behind-the-scenes operational help but rarely ask for it because they assume people only want glamorous hands-on work.
2. Following community "breadcrumbs" rather than strategic networking creates unexpected pathways to opportunities you couldn't have planned.
3. Creating space for vulnerability in community gatherings transforms transactional networking into genuine friendship and collaboration.
4. The tough job market makes volunteering an underutilised strategy for skill building and career direction.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisondono/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/

Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU...

The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/

Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/

Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events

Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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• How to get diverse teams speaking the same language using glossaries and visual communication across global organisations
• Why using AI as a "trained co-pilot" on your own content creates better outputs than generic prompts
• How treating your role like a customer experience helps you stay connected to the real problems you're solving

• Creating a shared language across technical and non-technical teams requires comprehensive glossaries and visual documentation.
• Using AI as a trained co-pilot on your own content produces far better results than generic prompting.
• Treating your role like a customer experience keeps you grounded in solving real problems rather than abstract technical challenges.
• Generalist World events succeed because they remove the transactional pressure typical of industry networking.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrenwu/

Website: https://tutxi.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/

Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMU...

The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/

Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/

Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events

Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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1. How to answer "what do you do?" as a generalist using the "I'm at my best when [X], and that's when I step away" framework
2. Why identifying your zone of genius (not just competence or excellence) is critical for career clarity and satisfaction
3. The critical mistake companies make when implementing AI—focusing on productivity instead of reclaiming human time
4. How passion and communication skills create more opportunities than technical specialisation for generalists

1. The "I'm at my best when" positioning framework helps generalists explain their value without listing chronological job titles.
2. Finding your zone of genius requires distinguishing between competence, excellence, and flow state.
3. Self-awareness about your strengths often requires external input because you're blind to skills that feel effortless.
4. Event planning should prioritise depth of experience over breadth of attendance by designing for specific community needs.
5. LinkedIn succeeds as a professional platform because it offers authentic connection without performative pressure.
6. AI should be repositioned as a tool for reducing work hours, not increasing productivity within the same hours.
7. Passion is the most attractive quality in professional contexts, making it the secret weapon for generalist networking.
8. Communication excellence creates more opportunities than technical skills through three core practices.
9. Self-employment as a generalist requires accepting trade-offs while building success on passion and communication.

Where to find Zach

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachary-reizes-832628106/
• Slowdown Summit: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-slowdown-summit/

Where to find Milly

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/
• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee
• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/
• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/
• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events
• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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What you'll learn:

1. How to turn around failing teams by implementing honest leadership, accessible office hours, and graceful exit rituals
2. Why building roles around people instead of business needs creates unsustainable organizational structures
3. The CHAOS framework for systematically delegating, automating, or eliminating work that doesn't serve you
4. How training managers on hiring, retention, and self-management creates exponentially better team outcomes
5. Why teams must be healthy before they can be happy, and happy before they can be high-performing
6. How to budget correctly for hiring by adding 6-9 months to cover recruitment time and potential mishires
7. The critical distinction between solving today's problems with contractors versus building tomorrow's team with full-time hires
8. Why psychological safety and constructive disagreement are prerequisites for high-performing teams, not optional perks

Some takeaways:

1. Turn around toxic team cultures through radical honesty and permission to exit.
2. Invest your leadership time in training managers, not doing their work.
3. Implement weekly office hours where you only listen.
4. Design graceful exits as carefully as you design onboarding.
5. Stop building roles around people and start building around business needs.
6. Budget for hiring reality, not hiring fantasy.
7. Apply the CHAOS framework quarterly to reclaim your time and focus.
8. Prioritise healthy teams over happy teams, and happy teams over high-performing teams.
9. Recognise that chaotic structures inevitably lead to savage restructures.

Where to find Neda

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nedasahebelm/
• keshty: https://www.keshty.com/
• Newsletter: https://theminoritymisfit.beehiiv.com/subscribe
• @nedasahebelm if people want to follow her on IG!

Where to find Milly

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/
• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee
• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/
• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/
• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events
• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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What you'll learn:

1. How to build community with members rather than for them by co-creating value from the earliest stages
2. Why successful community metrics focus on connections between members, not engagement rates or post volume
3. The "win-win-win" framework for designing community programs that serve members, partners, and the organisation
4. How small teams leverage member-led initiatives to scale impact without burning out
5. Why community building requires slow, sustained effort rather than quick returns like social media marketing
6. The power of designing business operations around life priorities rather than sacrificing personal well-being
7. How to identify if you're truly a "community person" by examining your emotional response to connecting with others
8. Strategic approaches to making founders and leaders "redundant" by building self-sustaining community systems

Some takeaways:

1. Community requires fundamental mindset shifts from traditional growth strategies.
2. Peer support within niche communities addresses isolation that broader networks cannot solve.
3. The most valuable community metric is connection density between members, not platform engagement.
4. Member-led programming scales impact while building ownership and deeper engagement.
5. Small teams achieve outsized impact through strategic "win-win-win" thinking and clear constraints.
6. Community cultures must balance consistency with experimentation to maintain energy and prevent stagnation.
7. Businesses should plan life first, profit second and impact third to achieve sustainable community leadership.
8. Breaking into community work requires emotional alignment more than specific skills or credentials.

Where to find Ece

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ecekurtaraner/

Where to find Milly

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/
• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee
• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/
• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/
• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events
• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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What You'll Learn

1. How to leverage your network's second-degree connections rather than direct contacts when job hunting as a generalist
2. Why the 50+ demographic represents untapped talent with unique adaptability forged through decades of technological change
3. How to position yourself as the "wild card candidate" when working with recruiters who prefer specialists
4. Why listing multiple companies on LinkedIn actually increases your visibility to executive search firms
5. How generalist skills become increasingly valuable in senior leadership roles where cross-functional translation is essential
6. Why saying yes to opportunities that don't make immediate sense creates unexpected career pathways
7. How to lead teams of specialists without competing with their expertise through humility and translation
8. Why micro-networks like Generalist World are replacing broad platforms as the future of professional networking

Some Takeaways

1. Network relationships operate on delayed reciprocity and trust-building.
2. Recruiters use LinkedIn as a competitor-mining tool, which disadvantages generalists but creates specific opportunities.
3. The 50+ workforce faces structural disadvantages from demographic homogeneity in hiring rather than intentional ageism.
4. Career progression for generalists follows a counterintuitive pattern where early-career sacrifice leads to senior-level advantage.
5. Business failure is contextual and environmental rather than purely execution-based, making timing and market positioning crucial.
6. Professional micro-networks are replacing broad platforms as the primary value creation mechanism in career development.
7. Leading specialist teams requires deliberate humility and role clarity around being the translator rather than the smartest person.
8. Career resilience requires accepting that lows make highs better while maintaining benchmarks for when to pivot.
9. The entrepreneurship explosion driven by AI and shifting employment norms creates new pathways for midlife generalists.

Where to find Jonathan

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jsimpsontarling/
• Twitter: https://x.com/JSimpsonTarling

Where to find Milly

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/
• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee
• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/
• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/
• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events
• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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What You'll Learn

1. How to design workshop experiences using the Kaos Pilots 5E model (excitement, entry, engagement, exit, extension) to guide groups from their current state to desired outcomes
2. Why maintaining neutrality as a facilitator—using clean questions and avoiding evaluative responses—creates psychological safety and equal participation across diverse groups
3. The critical distinction between transactional, emotional, and social communication layers that remote organizations must address to build genuine connection beyond their immediate teams
4. How "starter energy" versus "maintainer energy" defines career trajectories and why recognizing your natural inclination accelerates professional fulfillment and business success
5. Why the first 15 minutes of any large gathering determine engagement levels and how to create comfort through active welcoming, voice activation, and multiple participation pathways
6. The power of testing business ideas systematically before committing, allowing energy levels and genuine interest to guide strategic decisions rather than assumptions
7. How simplicity and clarity in online facilitation trumps complex tools, with methods like liberating structures' "1-4-All" providing individual reflection time before group discussion
8. Why gathering people around cultural topics and human experiences—not just social hours—builds the emotional connections that remote teams desperately need for collaboration

Some Takeaways

1. Purpose precedes gathering—clarity prevents cultural damage
2. Remote work demands intentional emotional connection
3. Neutrality enables authentic participation
4. Starter energy differs fundamentally from maintainer energy
5. Comfort creates engagement; safety remains subjective
6. Systematic testing reveals sustainable business models
7. Broad methodologies solve specific pain points
8. AI amplifies the necessity for human facilitation
9. Joy fuels impact; depletion destroys it

Where to find Perle

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/perlelc/
• Website: www.needworkshops.com
• Unmute Newsletter: https://unmute.beehiiv.com/subscribe

Where to find Milly

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/milly-tamati/
• Website: http://www.millytamati.com/

Generalist World resources:

• Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0qbGzMUMDCK5v3XbvRANmD?si=b1d7af51c24e43ee
• The Generalist Quiz: https://www.generalistquiz.com/
• Essays: https://www.generalistcareer.com/
• Upcoming events: https://lu.ma/generalist.events
• Positioning Guidebook: https://www.generalist.world/positioning

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