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Subject:Re: Doc Dept Mgmt From:Steve Pope <spope -at- CHAR -dot- VNET -dot- NET> Date:Mon, 14 Feb 1994 17:32:59 -0500
Kat,
I have 25 tech writers and editors in my group. My advice is two-fold:
1. Hire the best people you can find and pay them what their worth.
2. Delegate authority and hold their feet to the fire.
> It appears that in the near future, I may have a chance at becoming a
> documentation department manager for a hardware/software firm.
> I'd like to hear from managers out there, to find out what your most
> useful and/or favorite resources are, and to hear any tips you'd like
> to pass on that can make your position run smoothly, whether pertaining
> to personnel issues or documentation issues.
> Thanks!
> kat
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> Kathleen Nosbisch Netwise, Inc.
> Technical Writer 2477 55th Street
> kat -at- netwise -dot- com Boulder, Colorado 80301
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Steve Pope
The Kelton Group
Raleigh
(919) 851-4064
spope -at- vnet -dot- net
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