Totally agree with you there morleron.
The skillset for a manager is quite different from ones needed to be a techie. I made the transition to the "dark side" a few years ago because I know I am not great technically and I need an "edge" from everyone else.
The key thing for IT managers to understand is that they do not know everything, so they should either "skill up" or ask someone who knows. I sometimes found myself reading business school stuff on one window, and techie stuff on another window (and of course/. on the the third window)
I think techies have to understand that these IT managers have other pressures from upper managements, so that's why they did what they did. Try understanding that too.
My $.02
Tommy
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Totally agree with you there morleron. The skillset for a manager is quite different from ones needed to be a techie. I made the transition to the "dark side" a few years ago because I know I am not great technically and I need an "edge" from everyone else. The key thing for IT managers to understand is that they do not know everything, so they should either "skill up" or ask someone who knows. I sometimes found myself reading business school stuff on one window, and techie stuff on another window (and of course /. on the the third window)
I think techies have to understand that these IT managers have other pressures from upper managements, so that's why they did what they did. Try understanding that too.
My $.02
Tommy