Re: Problems with new tech communicators

["Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>]

This isn't really a "problem" with the new tech communicator, but rather
with the unsupportive manager.  You shouldn't hire less experienced
contributors if you aren't prepared to make a commitment to mentoring
them.

The challenge presented by inexperienced hires (I prefer to call it a
challenge; it isn't a problem unless you are unsuccessful in meeting it)
is to educate them in the ways of the world outside of academia in a
way that helps them to understand the inevitable compromises that
real world pressures such as cost and deadlines will require them to
make in the blue-sky ideas that they've learned in school without
disillusioning them to the point that they just join the parade and
march along in lock-step without even trying to offer up anything
new and innovative that they may have gleaned from their teachers.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Swallow" <techcommdood -at- gmail -dot- com>