wear two hats
Hold double duties
To wear two hats is to hold two different roles or positions simultaneously.
The image is of a single person switching between distinct functions: She wears two hats as both the company's lawyer and its HR director.
Someone who wears two hats must balance potentially competing responsibilities or perspectives.
- juggleToss objects cyclically
- multitaskHandle concurrent activities
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
- balancing actManaging multiple competing priorities
- dual identityHaving two distinct selves
double-hat · double duty · switch · versatile · jack of all trades · integrate · flexible · negotiation skills · compartmentalize · situational awareness · conflict of interest · alternating · serve two masters · have it both ways · two-fold · hat trick · dual roles · cognitive flexibility
wear two hatsspecialize
Focus on particular field
specialist · dedicated · focused · concentrated · single-minded
wear two hatssingle-minded
Devoted to one purpose
laser-focused · undivided attention · focused · zeroed in · tunnel vision
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