Re: Senior Tech Writer classification

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

That's a tough one.  I don't know if it's possible to tell someone
how to successfully move to management.  In my case, in my early
days after that first promotion I used emulation and its opposite,
anti-emulation.  I had one really good manager early on in my
working life whose management style was successful both for the
company and for those who reported to him, and whenever I could
I did what I thought he would have done; in other cases I thought
about other, less than stellar managers I had had experience with,
and tried to do the opposite of what I thought they would have done.  

These days, more often than not I'm just making it up as I go.

Gene Kim-Eng



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "beelia" <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com>
> I'm OK with either one, but now is the time to figure out my HR options are
> so I can cover myself for either an engineering or management job track. I
> know from previous postings that some of you have expertise in both areas
> (Gene, you in particular). If you have any advice for me, or can share
> experiences on how you adapted to expanding either role, I would appreciate
> it.

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