Boy, I totally disagree with this. All the suck ups I ever had dealings with were very ambitious and they were going to take whatever shortcut they could that would get them to the top, no matter who got hurt on their climb to the top. -----------
Perhaps he comes around to it later, but suck-ups are that way because they are a) selfish, b) lazy and c) fearful of their own inadaquacies... Virgil Bierschwale Armstrong and Skipper Real Estate (830) 329-6774 Cell (830) 864-4799 Fax (830) 864-4726 Home http://www.bierschwale.com http://www.bierschwalesolutions.com http://www.JobsForOurFuture.com/index.php -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matthew Jarvis Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 6:31 PM To: profox@leafe.com Subject: Re: [NF] -- Suck-ups and Why CIOs Love Them Bill Anderson wrote: > Interesting article... > > <http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&tax onomyName=Management&articleId=288079&taxonomyId=14&intsrc=kc_li_story> > > <http://tinyurl.com/3c6mzf> > > The magazine has a sidebar, called "What's Wrong With Us?", with 20 > flaws that hold people back. I can't find it on the Computerworld site, > but it's extracted from here: > <www.marshallgoldsmithlibrary.com/docs/EEP/Bad-Behavior.doc> > > Bill > I confess that I didn't read the whole article (just the first page), but honestly I didn't like what I was reading... it seemed the person being interviewed was just stating the plainly obvious and/or regirgitating the question back... Perhaps he comes around to it later, but suck-ups are that way because they are a) selfish, b) lazy and c) fearful of their own inadaquacies... A couple of jobs ago I was hired to specifically question all things so that we could all collaborate on doing things the Right Way according to our companies policy. Others on the "team" just rode the wave... One guess who was the first person to get the axe when things got tight... Matthew S. Jarvis IT Manager Bike Friday - "Performance that Packs." www.bikefriday.com 541/687-0487 x140 [EMAIL PROTECTED] [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
