[44652] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Network Operations Luminaries?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu)
Fri Dec 7 00:04:17 2001
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To: Pete Kruckenberg <pete@kruckenberg.com>
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 06 Dec 2001 20:40:36 MST."
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From: Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu
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On Thu, 06 Dec 2001 20:40:36 MST, Pete Kruckenberg <pete@kruckenberg.com> said:
> What would be the network operations equivalents to revered
> business tomes like "The Practice of Management", "Seven
> Habits of Highly Successful People", "The G.E. Way" (and a
> variety of others that populate the shelves of your friendly
> local executive)?
We still don't know enough about how to actually run a network
to have luminaries. The occasional bright candle, maybe. Right
now, most of the suits are still trying to figure out why the
non-suits think the suits "Just Dont Get It" (the PHB syndrome).
Unfortunately, the Adams brothers (Scott and Douglas) seem to
have quite a bit of relevance (or more importantly - a large
percentage of the people working in *your* trenches *think* they
have relevance).
And both authors share the trait that they tend to be much more
an entertaining read than anything labeled a 'tome' ;)
/Valdis
P.S. Yes, I know about the incorrect genealogical term 2 paragraphs
back. ;)
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