On 8/21/2010 8:23 PM, Joe McDonagh wrote: > On 08/19/2010 05:20 PM, Damion Alexander wrote:
>> I just added the networking group (better stated: person) to my newly >> formed group of Sys Admins. I am pretty savvy with Systems, but I can >> only play a network person on TV. >> Could someone point me in some good directions to get up to speed on >> networking (we use all cisco gear) so that I can truly support my >> networking person? > I don't really see what the point of hiring a networking guy is if you > plan on kicking up your networking skills? > > It seems like you should just hire a guy who knows networking better > than you and invest in upping your skills in other areas, maybe management. I've been thinking this since the very moment I saw the post. Newly formed group of system administrators, and networking group (one person or not, it's still another section), sounds like reading the excellent chapters on Tom's book about managing people, not about trying to compete with the new guy in the group. Yes, I used a bad word, there. I said "compete" which, no matter how good your intention, seems rather like what's up. If you have moved up to managing a set of system administrators, you should be less concerned with your systems skill set, and more concerned with things like how to form a cohesive group, and whether or not your new group knows how to work together. I'm just glad someone else said it first, is all. -- Little known fact about Middle Earth: The Hobbits had a very sophisticated computer network! It was a Tolkien Ring. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
