Foreword PrefaceSECTION 1 The Big Idea Introduction The Career Stories of Three SpecialistsSECTION 2 The Specialist Pipeline Concept The Specialist Pipeline Concept—An Overview From Professional to Knowledge Expert From Knowledge Expert to Knowledge Leader From Knowledge Leader to Knowledge PrincipalSECTION 3 Successful Implementation of the Specialist Pipeline Defining Your Specialist Pipeline Implementation Strategy Enabling Role Transition Combining the Specialist Pipeline and the Leadership PipelineAbout the Author

"“As we transition from the industrial age to the knowledge era, many organizations, first in tech and now across industries, tinker with the specialist career, in addition to the traditional leadership career and maybe also a project management career. However, they often don’t know how to go about it and end up with a rather superficial solution. Here comes Kent Jonasen’s The Specialist Pipeline, which proposes a clear framework, grounded in many years of fieldwork, for how to differentiate between different levels of expertise, set respective performance expectations for specialists at all levels, and successfully manage transitions from one level to the other. The book is at the same time theoretical and practical and rich in examples and case studies. It should be a must-read for all those who plan to implement a specialist career model. I wish it as much success as its sibling, The Leadership Pipeline, has garnered over the years.” — Dr. Martin Moehrle Director of Corporate Services, EFMD; former Global Head of Learning and Talent, Deutsche Bank and UBS “There are two keys to creating value in the volatile market environment in which we operate. First, there is talent in the C suite, which is necessary but not sufficient. Second, and often unrecognized, is having talent three or four levels deep in the organization, at the point where value comes to fruition. In The Specialist Pipeline, Kent Jonasen provides an insightful and actionable roadmap to attracting, developing, and retaining specialist talent, essential to value creation.” — Bill Allen Senior Partner, CEO Works; former CHRO, Macy’s and A . P . Moller - Maersk