[AccessD] It kinds of describes us all

It is an atmosphere of greed, selfishness, and competition -
it's 'in the air' you might say - in which these folks are allowed
to flourish until said 'bottom drops out.'

But then, that's how the governments and societies of this age
have been structured to encourage 'progress' and 'science.'

Michael R. Mattys
MapPoint & Access Dev
www.mattysconsulting.com

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" 
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Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 11:24 AM
Subject: Re: [AccessD] It kinds of describes us all


> Not really, John.  The difference is that the "new man" reinvents
> himself as something he never really intends to become, while we really
> reinvent ourselves and become what is needed.  That is not the intent of
> the "new man."  His (or her) intent is to be an expert (a la Robert
> Ringer's "Winning By Intimidation").  He gets by with enough jargon to
> sound good to someone who knows nothing about the subject and sells
> himself as an expert on that basis.   As long as he can keep everyone
> snowed, he rides high.  When the bottom falls out, he reinvents himself
> again.  I've known a few of these, and I've even lost a few jobs to
> them.  Their incompetence does catch up with them, but sometimes the
> company fails first, at least partly as a result of their incompetence.
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
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> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 7:57 AM
> To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'; 'Discussion of
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> Subject: [AccessD] It kinds of describes us all
>
> I ran across this in one of the newsletters I get.  I read it with
> amusement, but after a little reflection I realized I too have a bit of
> this "new man".  In order to survive in this high tech world it takes a
> bit of "I can do that" attitude when faced with stuff we have never seen
> before.  Of course we then actually go figure it out and do it.
>
> http://www.simple-talk.com/opinion/opinion-pieces/the-new-man/
>
>
> John W. Colby
> Colby Consulting
> www.ColbyConsulting.com
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