[65051] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: [Re: This may be stupid but.. ]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Matt Levine)
Mon Nov 10 14:54:41 2003
In-Reply-To: <20031110203821.C10783@homebase.cluenet.de>
Cc: "Nanog List (E-mail)" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 14:49:30 -0500
To: Daniel Roesen <dr@cluenet.de>
From: Matt Levine <matt-keyword-nanog.aedae7@deliver3.com>
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Nov 10, 2003, at 2:38 PM, Daniel Roesen wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 10, 2003 at 12:51:55PM -0500, Fisher, Shawn wrote:
>> I agree certifications are overated at best.
>>
>> Give me someone with the right attitude and I'll teach him anything.
>>
>> Showing the ability to get things done is the greatest skill imo.
>
> I once read the following and saved it away...
>
> "Hire and promote first on the basis of integrity; second, motivation;
> third, capacity; fourth, understanding; fifth, knowledge; and last and
> least, experience. Without integrity, motivation is dangerous; without
> motivation, capacity is impotent; without capacity, understanding is
> limited; without understanding, knowledge is meaningless; without
> knowledge, experience is blind. Experience is easy to provide and
> quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities."
>
> Have no clue who's the origin.
So what you're saying is you want cisco to certify people's integrity?
:)
>
>
> Best regards,
> Daniel
>
>
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Matt Levine <matt@deliver3.com>
"The Trouble with doing anything right the first time is that nobody
appreciates how difficult it was." -BIX
