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Posted by: | on July 16, 2023

Implications of the Dunning-Kruger effect

Through much experience over the last 30 years, I came to realise two important things: a) at times I made mistakes in exceeding my knowledge and competence b) in recent years I’ve seen others doing the same. The big problem is that one does not have an idea when one is stepping into territory that exceeds one’s competence. It’s like a novice swimmer not appreciating the dangers of swimming into a wide open ocean. After all, one cannot know whatRead More …

July 16, 2023 , , , Expertise, Management Comments Off on Implications of the Dunning-Kruger effect

Posted by: | on June 8, 2023

Experts and expertise

Preamble In 2012 I explored the nature of expertise in an article that was mainly focused on expert witness expertise. A deeper exploration was triggered today when I discovered a statement made by the Care Quality Commission. Scroll down for more. This article will delve deep into the issues of experts and expertise, and prove that the CQC is misguided. Expertise refers to a high level of knowledge or skill in a particular field or area. Experts are often recognisedRead More …

June 8, 2023 , , , , Expertise, Medicine, Mental Health Comments Off on Experts and expertise

Posted by: | on August 13, 2020

Identifying and selecting the expert

If you developed a rare and complex medical condition, such as autoimmune myasthenia gravis, it would be important to find the right expert to treat that condition. Why? Because you’d want to be cured of the condition, or maximise your life-expectancy with a reasonable quality of life (if it is not curable). Most people with such a condition – I could imagine – won’t be seeking the advice of their local pharmacist, about what pill to take for the condition.Read More …

August 13, 2020 , , , , Expertise, Reporting No Comments »