Comments on: Vlad’s Lexicon http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html Vlad Mazek on IT, Business and Technology Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:49:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: hakuna matata rubber stamp | Bookmarks URL http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-39097 hakuna matata rubber stamp | Bookmarks URL Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:28:19 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-39097 [...] vlad’s lexicon the age does not seem to be a factor in this equation (it’s not just retired folks) but hakuna matata plays a big part in their professional approach. they objectively look at customers demands, recommend what makes sense for the … [...] [...] vlad’s lexicon the age does not seem to be a factor in this equation (it’s not just retired folks) but hakuna matata plays a big part in their professional approach. they objectively look at customers demands, recommend what makes sense for the … [...]

]]> By: wmiwmi http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24357 wmiwmi Mon, 27 Aug 2007 19:55:46 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24357 Thanks for the direction… I’ll grep around Chris’s blog, and maybe ping him up for some input. As an aside, the cuffs aren’t quite so golden as to completely hold me back. I’ve put myself in a position where I can afford to fail, just need to work on an exit strategy… (fully realizing that not risking anything will just get me what I got). Thanks! Thanks for the direction… I’ll grep around Chris’s blog, and maybe ping him up for some input. As an aside, the cuffs aren’t quite so golden as to completely hold me back. I’ve put myself in a position where I can afford to fail, just need to work on an exit strategy… (fully realizing that not risking anything will just get me what I got). Thanks!

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24356 vlad Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:44:54 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24356 Oh, in that case I definitely misread you. You might want to talk to Chris Rue, he used to do what you do for a CPA before he lost his mind.. Your role is basically called "golden handcuffs" and is a state where you're sufficiently motivated and compensated to the point that you don't want to risk it (handcuffs) to become marginally more wealthy (golden). I don't know that there is a "community" for IT managers out there but I'm sure between the ITPRO and SMB you can get enough value from both. And don't get me wrong, golden handcuffs are an awesome problem to have, there are days when I'd trade this whole place for a canister of gas and some matches, the grass is not any greener on this side. But it does have Ferrari tire marks all over it. -Vlad Oh, in that case I definitely misread you. You might want to talk to Chris Rue, he used to do what you do for a CPA before he lost his mind..

Your role is basically called “golden handcuffs” and is a state where you’re sufficiently motivated and compensated to the point that you don’t want to risk it (handcuffs) to become marginally more wealthy (golden).

I don’t know that there is a “community” for IT managers out there but I’m sure between the ITPRO and SMB you can get enough value from both.

And don’t get me wrong, golden handcuffs are an awesome problem to have, there are days when I’d trade this whole place for a canister of gas and some matches, the grass is not any greener on this side. But it does have Ferrari tire marks all over it.

-Vlad

]]> By: wmiwmi http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24354 wmiwmi Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:14:01 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24354 “just an IT Pro”... I see your point. I work in a business owned by someone else, and run the SMB IT services business independent of the rest of the business. While we provide some services into the parent company, I’m primarily responsible for the SMB IT services client base… so wearing the “IT pro” hat, managing/adding staff and their loading, doing “sales/marketing” and lead conversion, managing scope and budget, pricing, negotiation, and so on. I “feel” like business owner… certainly stress and workload… just without the ownership piece. Still just a plain-old IT pro? Maybe… but I wonder where my skill-set would fit in a different organization. If my value-proposition is really just an IT pro, I should probably re-focus on being exclusively technical in order to get ahead, or be an entrepreneur… and what I’m hearing is that this middle-ground doesn’t make sense. “just an IT Pro”… I see your point. I work in a business owned by someone else, and run the SMB IT services business independent of the rest of the business. While we provide some services into the parent company, I’m primarily responsible for the SMB IT services client base… so wearing the “IT pro” hat, managing/adding staff and their loading, doing “sales/marketing” and lead conversion, managing scope and budget, pricing, negotiation, and so on. I “feel” like business owner… certainly stress and workload… just without the ownership piece. Still just a plain-old IT pro? Maybe… but I wonder where my skill-set would fit in a different organization. If my value-proposition is really just an IT pro, I should probably re-focus on being exclusively technical in order to get ahead, or be an entrepreneur… and what I’m hearing is that this middle-ground doesn’t make sense.

]]> By: Greener Pastures : Participation counts http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24353 Greener Pastures : Participation counts Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:59:13 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24353 [...] my time is valuable. Life is a contact sport, and we need to get involved. So as I was reading Vlad's Post today, I thought back on those events that we lead and that we participate in. So whether it's [...] [...] my time is valuable. Life is a contact sport, and we need to get involved. So as I was reading Vlad’s Post today, I thought back on those events that we lead and that we participate in. So whether it’s [...]

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24351 vlad Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:21:42 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24351 SMB community, for the most part is a community of owners.. anything else you're just a plain ol' ITPRO to be honest, there is no difference between you and the guy that works for Bank of America watching after 4,000 seats. -Vlad SMB community, for the most part is a community of owners.. anything else you’re just a plain ol’ ITPRO to be honest, there is no difference between you and the guy that works for Bank of America watching after 4,000 seats.

-Vlad

]]> By: wmiwmi http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24350 wmiwmi Mon, 27 Aug 2007 16:15:14 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24350 Perhaps my comment strayed off-topic... should have blogged it. To your point... I realize that. I guess I should either put the entrepreneur hat on, or take it off. Perhaps my comment strayed off-topic… should have blogged it. To your point… I realize that. I guess I should either put the entrepreneur hat on, or take it off.

]]> By: vlad http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24349 vlad Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:22:49 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24349 My blog is not written for or by an employee so looking for an answer here will not get you far. -Vlad My blog is not written for or by an employee so looking for an answer here will not get you far.

-Vlad

]]> By: wmiwmi http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24348 wmiwmi Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:17:02 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24348 I’m not sure how I fit into this… So let me get this right… I’m not an SPF, not Riff Raff, not Lifestyle (I want my Ferrari)… I must be running a business… a rapidly growing business. Well, running, but not owning. Killing myself selling, keeping up to date technically, blogging, mentoring employees, doing cross-team projects, attending non-technical training…. Perhaps I should reevaluate why I do this. It seems that - according to Vlad - I should just be picking up my pay check. In fact, that was pretty much my takeaway from SMB nation last year… so many of the conversations I had started with… “what do you do… “, “are you an owner?”… and pretty much ended up with “You don’t really fit in here…”. And when I look around at TS2 events and 90% of the people fit into the SPF category, it really makes me wonder – how do I fit into this community? In fact, if you go back and read Vlad’s posts over the past few months that have something to do with employees, or business… they’re pretty de-motivating if you’re not an owner. So really, why am I doing this? If there’s no big payoff for me down the road… shouldn’t I just be a good employee? I guess I should. But I can’t help myself. It’s been about a year and a half since I got tuned into the SMB community. We’re growing at 250% annually… hiring people, doing new projects, new challenges… it’s exciting. Though I suppose it would be more exciting if weren’t running someone else’s business. So, does anyone else “not fit in” around here? I wonder where I should go from here… I’m not sure how I fit into this…
So let me get this right… I’m not an SPF, not Riff Raff, not Lifestyle (I want my Ferrari)… I must be running a business… a rapidly growing business. Well, running, but not owning. Killing myself selling, keeping up to date technically, blogging, mentoring employees, doing cross-team projects, attending non-technical training…. Perhaps I should reevaluate why I do this. It seems that – according to Vlad – I should just be picking up my pay check. In fact, that was pretty much my takeaway from SMB nation last year… so many of the conversations I had started with… “what do you do… “, “are you an owner?”… and pretty much ended up with “You don’t really fit in here…”. And when I look around at TS2 events and 90% of the people fit into the SPF category, it really makes me wonder – how do I fit into this community?

In fact, if you go back and read Vlad’s posts over the past few months that have something to do with employees, or business… they’re pretty de-motivating if you’re not an owner. So really, why am I doing this? If there’s no big payoff for me down the road… shouldn’t I just be a good employee? I guess I should. But I can’t help myself. It’s been about a year and a half since I got tuned into the SMB community. We’re growing at 250% annually… hiring people, doing new projects, new challenges… it’s exciting. Though I suppose it would be more exciting if weren’t running someone else’s business.

So, does anyone else “not fit in” around here? I wonder where I should go from here…

]]> By: Vlad Mazek - Vladville Blog » Blog Archive » Vlad’s Grading Scale http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html/comment-page-1#comment-24346 Vlad Mazek - Vladville Blog » Blog Archive » Vlad’s Grading Scale Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:54:28 +0000 http://www.vladville.com/2007/08/vlads-lexicon.html#comment-24346 [...] to the popularity of Vlad’s Lexicon and the internal grumbling over it, I proudly present Vlad’s Grading [...] [...] to the popularity of Vlad’s Lexicon and the internal grumbling over it, I proudly present Vlad’s Grading [...]

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