The Six Rules Jack Welch Lives By

The six rules are:

1. Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to be.
2. Be candid with everyone.
3. Don’t manage, lead.
4. Change before you have to.
5. If you don’t have a competitive advantage, don’t compete.
6. Control your own destiny, or someone else will.

Source:

http://timarcher.com/blog/2007/08/the-six-rules-jack-welch-lives-by/#more-28

Technical ladder vs Management ladder

Never have I been so restless (maybe leaving apart the UK higher education days), one thought that keeps me awake all night -- whether to choose technical ladder or management ladder.

Coming from a technical background, I still enjoy programming, doing technical things. However, there is a small part of me which craves for management work, power to influence critical decisions. I enjoy leading and guiding a small team. I love to have bigger picture of work.

Hope I find some answer in coming years.

http://www.spe.org/twa/print/archives/2009/2009v5n2/4_Forum.pdf

http://www.shahriarnk.com/blog/2010/10/project-management-vs-technical-management/

http://ezinearticles.com/?Technical-Career-Ladder-Versus-Management-Career-Ladder&id=5039685

http://www.dotnetfunda.com/advices/a54-which-is-best-either-technical-or-management-side-for-career-growth-in-it.aspx