[svandamme]

James,i'm definately one that subortinates IT to business
even as a techie, i had several headbuts with folks who wanted to sell crap just for the sake of it, while my goal was to find solutions that made sense, worked, and were ROI worthy, one more reason why i don't want to get any consulting gigs

Dennis
do i like people? well, yeah, work for me is part social life as well, i'm not into agreeing or disagreeing
i'm into getting stuff sorted out in a rational way based on facts not BS, i do prefer action over endless discussions just for the sake of it, taking the bull by the horns so to speak

PM is not my goal in life, that's for sure, i prefer dealing with people who know what they're doing, and letting them do their thing, and just make sure that they know i'll do what i can if they need me to do something for them
i'm more into the big picture then into the nitty gritty

I'm not the type that would delegate something, and then bug em every minute of the day till it's done, although i do make sure i have a fix on the situation, it's not fire and forget


goal tending, well perhaps yes, but i think part of that is translation to upper management, if you can't explain what your IT dept is doing, and what you've done, prevented, or made happen, then yeah, you have results but nobody cares..if you don't sell it, it won't be bought

I don't like the idea making people do anything, do i lead? not sure either, i think i'm more into operational stuff, solutions to problems, prevention of problems, and supporting those i work with or for... not sure how that fits in to the line of your mentor