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Artisan, architect or artist: what kind of person are you at work?

10 Feb 2025 Honor Powrie

It’s often assumed that people will start their career as artisans before becoming architects and then artists. Honor Powrie believes, however, that all three roles are vital for any organization to succeed

Illustration showing the concept of differently programmed minds
Who are you? Most people in work situations naturally adopt one of three different personas: artisan, architect and artist. (Shutterstock/is1003)
We tend to define ourselves by the subjects we studied, and I am no different. I originally did phys

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Honor Powrie is an engineer who is now senior director for data science and analytics at GE in Southampton, UK. She is writing here in a personal capacity
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