From: Fred Watson (watsonf@verizon.net)
Date: Fri Mar 17 2006 - 15:41:26 GMT-3
Interesting. I went through hell getting my CCIE, and the MBA is HARDER than
that? I wonder what newly minted MBAs are making these days? Sounds like
pointy-haired boss territory to me.
Prior to getting my CCIE I was offered a CIO position. I declined because I
like the technology too much and the political too little. Personally I find
it difficult to balance management and technical. The techie magnet for me
is stronger, so if you don't force a balance one side suffers.
But these things change over time. If I were to do the CIO thing I think my
CCIE would lapse because I'd be consumed with "other" stuff. Maybe others
can keep that balance, but for me it would be very difficult.
-----Original Message-----
From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of Lee
Gillespie
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 6:59 AM
To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: CIO and CCIE
I think the MBA easily trumps the CCIE. A MBA is a lot
more prestigious and harder to get then the CCIE. Most
CIO's I know end up letting their CCIE expire, since
it really doesnt mean anything to them anymore.
--- Joe Rinehart <jjrinehart@comcast.net> wrote:
> I have noticed a significant preponderance with
> consulting in a CIO role...
> One of my former customers was a large company in
> which I got to interact
> with the CIO and last year I had several executive
> interactions that made me
> start to think about this...all of those folks had
> done consulting...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Lee [mailto:a07146@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 8:31 AM
> To: Babylon By The Bay; Joe Rinehart
> Cc: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: Re: CIO and CCIE
>
> MBA is a MUST if you want to undestand how top
> management people talk in $ & #.
>
> GMAT is not difficult compare to CCIE Lab. So having
> both definitely will get you CIO position soon or
> later. Even better, if you have your own consulting
> firm.
>
> Dave,
> Network Engineer
> http://www.ccie2be.com
>
>
> --- Babylon By The Bay <tech-lists@rexglobal.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I tend to agree!!!
> >
> > I'm looking at doing the same myself. As I'm now
> > pushing 40 there seems to
> > be a yearning within me to make the next big step
> > into the upper echelon of
> > the food chain. The only real way to do this
> within
> > the global 1000 is to
> > have a solid B-School to back it up with.
> >
> > I'm considering: London Business School (LBS) and
> > INSEAD, but we'll see as
> > I'm still in prep mode for GMAT.
> >
> > I've been following some MBA bloggers and there's
> a
> > wealth of information
> > there. From daily life to classes and getting your
> > foot in the door. CHECK
> > IT OUT...
> >
> > mbaleague.blogspot.com
> >
> > Good luck...
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Rinehart" <jjrinehart@comcast.net>
> > To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 7:59 AM
> > Subject: CIO and CCIE
> >
> >
> > > Weird off topic question but wanted group input.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Definitely value the CCIE after clawing my way
> to
> > it in 2004 (deep in my
> > > recert studies at the moment in fact) and love
> the
> > technical piece of
> > > that.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Having scaled that mountain I am now working on
> an
> > MBA with a career goal
> > > of
> > > becoming a CIO.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > My personal opinion is that having both the
> > business (MBA) and technical
> > > (CCIE) background is a unique and killer
> > combination for a role like that.
> > > What are YOUR thoughts? Benefit, drawback, or
> > neither?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Joe Rinehart, Consulting Systems Engineer
> > >
> > > CCNP, CCDP, CCIE #14256
> > >
> > > World Wide Technology, Inc.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
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