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Subject:Re: career development advice From:Kathleen Kuvinka <kkuvinka -at- EPICOR -dot- COM> Date:Wed, 11 Aug 1999 11:15:43 -0700
Unless the captain is one of maybe two or three on board, and the rest of
the crew needs very little supervision.
Not all organizations, even hectic ones, can afford to have managers that
don't do grunt work.
> -----Original Message-----
> I've
> had managers
> who try to write and manage the group at the same time so
> that they don't
> fall behind as a writer. Judging from the way they try to
> wear both hats,
> I personally think this is a mistake. I don't think you can
> be a good
> writer AND a good manager, especially in a hectic
> environment. The captain
> of a ship can't navigate and row at the same time!
