Re: FLASH: XP: Flash Work Arena

[Scott Wilkinson]

I second Scot's comments about people wanting a "Jack" instead of a

"Master."


On the other hand, times have changed. Used to be, you learned a skill and

that was it--you did that the rest of your life. Nowadays, the average job

length expectancy is about 3 years or less. So some might argue that it pays

to be a "Jack."


I guess you could call me a "Jack." (Though I prefer the term "Renaissance

Man" <g>). I actually mastered a skill (music) but couldn't make a living

from it, hence my forays into Jackdom. Having been a Jack for awhile, I can

offer one area in which it is priceless: project management. In my

experience, the best project managers (or executive producers or whatever

you want to call them) are the folks who have *some* firsthand knowledge of

every aspect of the project. They're better able to understand the

perspectives of their team members.


As a final note, I've also noticed that in many places, your limited

Jack-knowledge of a subject still puts you at Master-status in the minds of

the completely clueless people around you. <g>


Scott


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Scott Wilkinson

Alias Design, Inc.



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