“We need more teachers and less bosses.”
Lee Cockerell.
The quote from Lee could be bordering on condescending to some people. Hmmm…. Sorry about that.
But let me ask you a couple of questions:
From my experiences and list of top five, I would only classify one as a boss. The other four are dual-tagged as teachers and implementers. That makes me wonder whether they go hand-in-glove? ie is the ability to implement vital to being a good teacher as much as being a good communicator / teacher makes for better implementers.
Based on my list (a tiny sample size I admit), it seems we need four times as many OSS teacher/implementers as we need bosses. 🙂
Another question. Do you aspire to be (or already are) a boss, a teacher or an implementer?
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Here at Passionate About OSS, we are exactly that – Passionate About OSS (Operational Support Systems). We’re also passionate about BSS, NMS, or any other names you call the tools that help to operationalise your network.
