So far the above is the clearest and forthright display of understanding the complexities of not only the business mind as well as the IT mind.
I'm not an IT person by training, rather I got a Philosophy degree. After 10 years in the biz doing everything from support through audit/security to architect, I can tell you that my ability to cut through the obfuscation and cultures is necessary to survive and sell my ideas up the chain.
Sure we're still lugging around the old ways of protecting our turf via language usage and me-speak. Kings never talked like the common folk (unless they were out hunting slag ho's) precisely so everyone could see them for what the represented, not just to be elitist.
In this day and age of information as power, if you can't cut through the corporate cultures to make your career expand, you're going to get stuck in a little cube forever. No offense to those who want that of course, but I'm not going to bitch (in front of or behind you) because I can understand you and am willing to do my homework, simply because I don't like golf. FYI, this is also why I won't ever want to be a C-level (besides the pain of having to walk around with obfuscators and politicians all day long).
For those who are interested in more out of life than puzzles and a closed circle, check out the following:
Corporate Survival tools
1. "Fitting in and Standing Out" by Blythe McGarvie - Goodman agrees that standing out means separating yourself from the corporate rat pack by doing outstanding work, but this alone is not enough -- you need to actively look for opportunities to be noticed. While it is important to demonstrate your ability to fit into the corporate culture at the start of a job, those who want to get to the top must market themselves accordingly.
2. The art of war - "Know your enemy."
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_languag e - Whether we like it or not, that corporate speak does make sense to a part of the population. I won't be as happy as I could be if I'm in Mexico and can't locate the Almacén de zapato if my shoe tears out or a shoelace breaks.
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So far the above is the clearest and forthright display of understanding the complexities of not only the business mind as well as the IT mind.
g e - Whether we like it or not, that corporate speak does make sense to a part of the population. I won't be as happy as I could be if I'm in Mexico and can't locate the Almacén de zapato if my shoe tears out or a shoelace breaks.
I'm not an IT person by training, rather I got a Philosophy degree. After 10 years in the biz doing everything from support through audit/security to architect, I can tell you that my ability to cut through the obfuscation and cultures is necessary to survive and sell my ideas up the chain.
Sure we're still lugging around the old ways of protecting our turf via language usage and me-speak. Kings never talked like the common folk (unless they were out hunting slag ho's) precisely so everyone could see them for what the represented, not just to be elitist.
In this day and age of information as power, if you can't cut through the corporate cultures to make your career expand, you're going to get stuck in a little cube forever. No offense to those who want that of course, but I'm not going to bitch (in front of or behind you) because I can understand you and am willing to do my homework, simply because I don't like golf. FYI, this is also why I won't ever want to be a C-level (besides the pain of having to walk around with obfuscators and politicians all day long).
For those who are interested in more out of life than puzzles and a closed circle, check out the following:
Corporate Survival tools
1. "Fitting in and Standing Out" by Blythe McGarvie - Goodman agrees that standing out means separating yourself from the corporate rat pack by doing outstanding work, but this alone is not enough -- you need to actively look for opportunities to be noticed. While it is important to demonstrate your ability to fit into the corporate culture at the start of a job, those who want to get to the top must market themselves accordingly.
2. The art of war - "Know your enemy."
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophy_of_langua
And if that doesn't work, we can still sit in our cubes and dream about the solution to all our problems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babelfish
See you at the next meet...