[ale] smart IT manager

[Dow Hurst]

Stephen,
Jim's right.  Also, most businesses are pushed to the edge, in the mind
of the managers, trying to survive.  You'll find most of the time you
will need to put together the solution yourself on your own time.  Then,
when it is working, show it to your decision maker buddy.  Only then!
Dow

PS.  I love your attitude!  You never regret having a positive can do
attitude!

Jim Philips wrote:
> 
> 90% of the time it isn't about the best technology. It's about who is
> really in charge and who has a good relationship to that person. People
> who have that relationship usually fear losing it. So, your IT manager
> sees little benefit in telling his boss about your great idea. If you're
> into taking risks, draw up a proposal for Linux and send it to the real
> decision maker (it ain't the IT manager). Or better yet, cultivate a
> relationship with that decision maker and sell him on your experience
> and savvy. Then make your porposal in a casual and offhand way. This
> more like the real world. Good ideas don't just rise to the top.
> Somebody fights for them.
> 
> On Tue, 2002-02-19 at 14:00, Stephen Turner wrote:
> > well i was under the impression our IT manager was a wise person whome kept his mind open about things however with his response to a possible "better option" i had for him he turned me down. his comment was "yes well we dont have time at the moment" it seems they all respond to me with the answers of "we dont have time" or "we dont have time for school/to learn that" or even perhaps they believe i could not possibly have a better answer since i have not completed school? due to my lack of MCSE?  it burns me up that they dont even have time to take a cd and test it! i offerd a cd with the software on it ready to role and they dont have time! oh well, i suppose they wont last long then and then ill be given my chance to excel. what would the linux gurus in the corperate world do? perhaps you would not have time to test something at work but if someone from say lanier tech not completed school came to you whith a proposed idea would you consider them? im sorry for this ema!
ils
> similarity to others i have written, i sometimes get stressed out about my constant trys and rejections :(
> >
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