January 12, 2010 at 12:02 am
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Goal Tuesday
January 12, 2010 at 2:43 am
Steve - you only listed 6 continents. You missed Australia. If you can endure the plane flight I am sure that the SQL Server community here will welcome you with open arms.
January 12, 2010 at 5:06 am
I really enjoy your editorials Steve, and I have the greatest respect for your abilities and experience but...
Perhaps I got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, but to my mind phrases such as "Instead I'd like you to create a list..." make you sound a bit too much like a manager :ermm:
Just a thought 🙂
January 12, 2010 at 5:34 am
I have one fairly large goal for 2010, I may need to break it down into bitesized pieces.
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I'd love to find a good small - medium sized company, where I can talk to the people who actually use the data or the reports.
January 12, 2010 at 5:44 am
From experience in a very similar position, I took the people who should be using the data down the pub (sorry, I'm English!) and discussed their jobs, targets, difficulties and so on, went back and found the answers to one or two of their problems using the database/reports, then took them down the pub again to show them the results. It worked well for one of them and they were star player for quite a while until they were head-hunted. It was good to see them and the company benefitting from my work, and they were only too pleased to give me some of the credit. It didn't work for the others... perhaps they didn't understand, or were happy with things as they were, or I didn't do my job properly. I suppose it depends how Dilbert-esque the people and the organisation are.
January 12, 2010 at 5:49 am
I'm english too, and would love to be able to take them down to the pub.
Unfortunately it's used by too many people (literally thousands) and they're spread across the UK.
I'd like to spend some time working on protecting data (backups, replication, clusters etc) so that I have more to take to a smaller company.
January 12, 2010 at 6:12 am
Yes, I much prefer working for a smaller company, or at least a small, reasonably autonomous part of a big one, and I've been lucky enough to do so for ages now. Not a good time to move at the mo I suppose, but working keeping a lookout. I saw a £50-60k DBA/dev job in London on Jobsite the other day...
January 12, 2010 at 6:15 am
Things are picking up slowly then!
I'm in Dewsbury (working in Leeds) with a wife and 2 kids, so relocating is def not on my goal list :-\
January 12, 2010 at 6:30 am
I've never done a list before, but I thought I'd briefly list a few career goals for 2010...
1. Learn Python (new company standard)
2. Finally finish the SQL Server 2005 upgrade
3. Learn SQL Server 2008
4. Plan for the SQL Server 2008 upgrade
5. Learn Oracle 11g (we are already in the middle of this upgrade)
6. Upgrade my Oracle certification to 11g
I think that should be enough for a year in which I would like to get pregnant again. That open up a whole other can of worms. 🙂
January 12, 2010 at 6:33 am
He he; Number 7 - learn to type whilst breastfeeding!
Your list is really good, good luck on the baby front.
January 12, 2010 at 6:53 am
athurgar (1/12/2010)
Steve - you only listed 6 continents. You missed Australia. If you can endure the plane flight I am sure that the SQL Server community here will welcome you with open arms.
Perhaps one day. I'm thinking a boat via Hawaii and Samoa 🙂
January 12, 2010 at 6:54 am
david.wright-948385 (1/12/2010)
I really enjoy your editorials Steve, and I have the greatest respect for your abilities and experience but...Perhaps I got out of the wrong side of the bed this morning, but to my mind phrases such as "Instead I'd like you to create a list..." make you sound a bit too much like a manager :ermm:
Just a thought 🙂
LOL, just a suggestion. Not trying to be too overbearing. Besides, a good manager should help you with suggestions, getting you to move in a direction not only beneficial to the company, but also to you. Not all managers are impediments :w00t:
January 12, 2010 at 6:58 am
Steve Jones - Editor (1/12/2010)
LOL, just a suggestion. Not trying to be too overbearing. Besides, a good manager should help you with suggestions, getting you to move in a direction not only beneficial to the company, but also to you. Not all managers are impediments :w00t:
hmm... if that's true....
Note to self: Add 'Work with Steve Jones' to 2010 list!
😉
January 12, 2010 at 7:43 am
Ben Moorhouse (1/12/2010)
Steve Jones - Editor (1/12/2010)
LOL, just a suggestion. Not trying to be too overbearing. Besides, a good manager should help you with suggestions, getting you to move in a direction not only beneficial to the company, but also to you. Not all managers are impediments :w00t:hmm... if that's true....
Note to self: Add 'Work with Steve Jones' to 2010 list!
😉
I reckon managers should serve the people who report to them so enable best performance from them, as well as planning and directing work and motivating for best effect. Sort of top-down at the same time as bottom-up. I know... I'm strange 🙂
Dave.
January 12, 2010 at 4:42 pm
Steve -
I hope the Ironman Triathlon goal is really just about getting in shape and then staying that way as long as you can. I have done several through the years. I always make it a point to do at least one triathlon a year and I've done a half iron or full all but one year for the last 13 or so years. Good luck and hope you make your goals.
John Hanrahan
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