Comments on: Einstein and the care and feeding of upper management http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/09/22/einstein-and-the-care-and-feeding-of-upper-management/ Intensely practical tips on information technology, by Peter Kretzman Thu, 20 Nov 2008 09:01:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: Peter Kretzman http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/09/22/einstein-and-the-care-and-feeding-of-upper-management/#comment-67 Peter Kretzman Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:33:41 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/09/22/einstein-and-the-care-and-feeding-of-upper-management/#comment-67 Well, that's EXACTLY how it is in the corporate world, I'm afraid. For the most part, anyway. I've certainly had my share of frustrations when dealing with that syndrome. Part of my point, though, is that I've seen it made worse by IT folks inappropriately presenting issues, as in "baffle 'em with baloney" (or worse). As I've written before, none of us took enough writing classes, by which I mean that writing takes time, blood, sweat, tears, to reach the audience. Thanks for writing, wheatdogg! Good to hear perspective from the academic world on this. Well, that’s EXACTLY how it is in the corporate world, I’m afraid. For the most part, anyway. I’ve certainly had my share of frustrations when dealing with that syndrome. Part of my point, though, is that I’ve seen it made worse by IT folks inappropriately presenting issues, as in “baffle ‘em with baloney” (or worse). As I’ve written before, none of us took enough writing classes, by which I mean that writing takes time, blood, sweat, tears, to reach the audience.

Thanks for writing, wheatdogg! Good to hear perspective from the academic world on this.

]]> By: wheatdogg http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/09/22/einstein-and-the-care-and-feeding-of-upper-management/#comment-65 wheatdogg Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:50:13 +0000 http://www.peterkretzman.com/2007/09/22/einstein-and-the-care-and-feeding-of-upper-management/#comment-65 My boss is a Harvard grad, and earned an MBA from a prestigious university. She knows little about tech, however, so my careful explanations (written or otherwise) about servers, operating systems and so on just make her eyes glaze over. I have had to be very careful to couch my explanations in easier to understand terms, just to get my points across. I don't know how it is in the corporate world, but some educators just refuse to learn anything about technology, or claim they are too busy. Instead, they would rather rely on the helpfulness of those in the know. Personally, I find it distressing that some administrators/managers seemingly resist learning about technology, which has become integral to how most organizations work. I would rather talk to someone with at least some passing familiarity with the subject. Such is not often the case, in my limited experience. So we IT guys need to follow the advice here. We are the wizards who need to reveal the secrets behind our magicks. My boss is a Harvard grad, and earned an MBA from a prestigious university. She knows little about tech, however, so my careful explanations (written or otherwise) about servers, operating systems and so on just make her eyes glaze over. I have had to be very careful to couch my explanations in easier to understand terms, just to get my points across.

I don’t know how it is in the corporate world, but some educators just refuse to learn anything about technology, or claim they are too busy. Instead, they would rather rely on the helpfulness of those in the know. Personally, I find it distressing that some administrators/managers seemingly resist learning about technology, which has become integral to how most organizations work. I would rather talk to someone with at least some passing familiarity with the subject. Such is not often the case, in my limited experience.

So we IT guys need to follow the advice here. We are the wizards who need to reveal the secrets behind our magicks.

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