Ellie, a tech CEO colleague, recently called a meeting with her management team to discuss disturbing behaviors starting to arise within the company. Newer employees were not respecting the expertise ...

If you’ve been a part of the workforce for any period of time, you have at least some level of professional expertise. You’ve got a certain unique set of skills, knowledge and experience that makes ...

"The ways people monetize their expertise have dramatically changed and we need to get smart and strategic about it," says Dorie Clark, an adjunct professor of marketing and communications at Duke ...

Most of us wish we had more time to pursue things we’re passionate about—whether that’s sports, film, books, fine wines, or others. In the time we do have for such pursuits, we often accumulate more ...

I’ve been playing chess for around 30 years. I’d say I’ve won matches as much as I’ve lost. I’m not particularly good, but I’m not horrendous, either. I suppose it depends on who I’m playing. I know ...

Sydney Finkelstein, professor at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, says that being the most knowledgeable and experienced person on your team isn’t always a... Sydney Finkelstein, ...

The Death of Expertise: The Campaign Against Established Knowledge and Why It Matters, by Tom Nichols, Oxford University Press, 272 pages, $24.95 Believe the experts! Experts are not perfect, but they ...

Currently, there seems to be a “war” on expertise. In an earlier essay, I described my collaboration with my colleagues Robert Hoffman, Ben Shneiderman, and Bob Wears, in which we identified five ...