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Gaffes Keeping Geeks Out of the Board Room
- xirium 19y agoSome DBAs wear Hawaiian shirts ironically. Its known as the Hawaiian Shirt Protocol ( http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/10/12/myth_legend_4/ http://www.regdeveloper.co.uk/2006/10/12/myth_legend_4/ ). Ironic or not, a Hawaiian shirt will keep you out a board room.
- pchristensen 19y agohttp://lemonodor.com/images/norvig-at-web20-s.jpg http://lemonodor.com/images/norvig-at-web20-s.jpg He did ok with his shirts.
- ratsbane 19y agoI really dislike the thesis of this article. It implies that upper management SHOULD make decisions about technical matters based upon what someone wears. This is almost a guarantee of wrong decisions. When I see someone dressed non-traditionally in that sort of environment I think there's a guy who expects to be judged on the merits of his vision, knowledge and skills. This article should have lectured non-technical managers about what to expect of their most valuable people and not the other way around.