Re: [SAGE] 12 habits of IT -> Was: Help! Multiple platforms in a Dell Shop

[John Sechrest <sechrest@jas.peak.org>]

I just had this review come over the OLDAILY list.

I suspect it is good fodder for this discussion.




 Brian L. Hawkins - Twelve Habits of Successful IT
 Professionals - EDUCAUSE Review
 http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/edurss02.cgi?rd=41293
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 From the most recent issue
 http://www.educause.edu/apps/er/erm06/erm061.asp of
 EDUCAUSE Review, this article offers a reasonable - though
 not perfect - list of factors promoting success for IT
 professionals (of course, the definition of 'success' here
 is implicit). Things roll along fine until we hit principle
 number 5, where the article takes a turn, equating
 'success' with (it seems to me) obedience. They "understand
 the limits of their advocacy," the author cautions. They
 are careful when speaking publicly. They don't whine. It
 feels as though the article transmogrified from a
 dispassionate overview to something personal part way
 through. Me, I think there is great value in a long
 passionate whine. Does that make me "not a team player"?
 Maybe. But it is better to speak out than to suffer in
 silence.
 Comment: http://www.downes.ca/cgi-bin/page.cgi?post=33253


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