“We can change skill levels through training, but we can’t change attitude.”
Herb Kelleher.
Dan Schwabel on Forbes.com asks “Are technical and soft skills less important than attitude?”
When it comes to OSS, technical skills are important because there are so many technology elements involved. Technical geniuses are essential for delivering remarkable products and solutions. However, OSS technologies are constantly evolving and each new project is different from the previous in so many ways.
If the technical genius doesn’t also have the ability to learn, collaborate, innovate, mentor and evolve then they will be quickly left behind. As such, the right attitude is a non-negotiable for any OSS hire.
In the crucible of international projects, it has been clear to me that team-mates with the right attitude have been more productive than the ones with stand-out technical skills alone.
What attitude is the right attitude? To answer that question requires another question – what attitudes make your organisation unique?
Standing out in a highly saturated and fragmented OSS market can be really difficult. We’re regularly involved in bake-offs where we see dozens of OSS
One of the things I love about my job is all the vendor demos I get to see. Product demos are one of the four
Have you read the book, “The 4-hour work week” by Tim Ferris? It was one of those relatively rare books that inspired a complete mindset
Over the years, we’ve been involved in many OSS procurement events and have seen a variety of different pricing models proposed by vendors. Being software,
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.
