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Absolutely. By the time you hit a senior/principal level you should
have some fairly strong writing and technology skills/knowledge behind
you. What distinguishes a top level employee from a mid level is not
so much the work they perform but how they perform it. At the upper
levels you should be thinking more about efficiency and progress and
less about developing more writing skills. Don't get me wrong, writing
skills are important, but they're secondary to boosting your and, more
important, your team's efficiency and impact.
On Wed, Feb 20, 2008 at 11:10 AM, Dana Worley <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com> wrote:
> On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, john -at- garisons -dot- com wrote:
>
> > If you were a senior- or principal-level tech comm professional, and you
> > could attend a two-day intensive seminar, what topic(s) would be most
> > compelling to you?
>
>
> Project management, people management.
>
> If you make it to a senior level position, you likely have
> the tools skills or at least know how to find info when you
> need it. However, you often find yourself in a position of
> project or personnel management, for which you don't
> have the skills.
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Bill Swallow
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Senior Member STC, TechValley Chapter
STC Single-Sourcing SIG Manager http://techcommdood.blogspot.com
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