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Re: Motivating Older Tech Writers Was Re: Another question to ponder
Subject:Re: Motivating Older Tech Writers Was Re: Another question to ponder From:Tony Markos <ajmarkos -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:05:18 -0700 (PDT)
--- Bruce Byfield wrote:
...In a word, they're (older TWs) harder to manipulate
according to the rather outdated ploys suggested in
the latest management orient book-of-the-month.
Executives have to deal with them on a more equal
basis, and that's something that takes more
self-confidence than the average person on any level
usually has.
Tony Markos responds:
This, in large, explains the "chemistry" issue as many
an older IT worker has face it. God help us all.
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