No UTP or RF transceivers in sight
May. 27th, 2005 08:28 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
threemonkeysI did a spot of networking today. The old fashioned kind - using conversation. I had lunch with a bunch of my old Datacom cronies who have now scattered themselves to the IT winds in Wellington. Not only is it a straight out good time to chew the fat but as a benefit I get to hear a bit of what is going on in the industry. Wellington is really such a small town that it does not take too many conversations to keep in touch. I have another lunch with another old colleague on Tuesday. This is something I don't do often enough - it feels good to get back in touch with these people. The memories associated with people last a lot longer than the memories of the work. Of course that may be because the body does not remember pain.
That is the wide area network version of networking. I hope I am a little bit better at the local area kind. I at least make a point of getting to know the names of all my colleagues and be able to chat with them in the lift or wherever. Some obviously I get to know better as I deal with them more. It always surprises me when I mention somebody in another section and get a "who is that" response. Connections are important. But it isn't just the number, it is also the strength of the connections. Now there lies the real challenge.
That is the wide area network version of networking. I hope I am a little bit better at the local area kind. I at least make a point of getting to know the names of all my colleagues and be able to chat with them in the lift or wherever. Some obviously I get to know better as I deal with them more. It always surprises me when I mention somebody in another section and get a "who is that" response. Connections are important. But it isn't just the number, it is also the strength of the connections. Now there lies the real challenge.