Subj : Re: Overcoming age discrimination, an idea (was: Software Job Market Myths)
To   : comp.software-eng,comp.programming
From : David
Date : Fri Aug 19 2005 01:52 am

On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:23:16 UTC, "Phlip" <phlipcpp@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Chris Sonnack wrote:
> 
> > Phlip writes:
> >
> >> How about you emphasize the beneficial aspects of maturity? Things
> >> like ...
> >>
> >> I can't think of any.
> >
> > In a word: experience.
> 
> Oh, yeah. I was gonna write "Things like ... you can get the youngsters to 
> finish your sentences for you, thus leading them around by making them think 
> they are helping."
> 
> ;-)

<grin>
  I just let the managers think they came up with my ideas.  Leadership by 
subversion is much easier than convincing them an idea has merit.

  This usually works when you can't find an easy way to explain the
complicated reasoning that they want to here why an idea is worthwhile.
They usually won't/can't read more than a paragraph or two anyway.  Just 
give them the idea and let them figure it out.  This really works well
when done privately to members of a team before a meeting.  You don't
even need to be there to make something useful happen.
</grin>

  David

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