30th May 2008, 03:01 PM
" I am confused by the comments which seem to imply that one cannot be a manager and an archaeologist.....how is it that private doctors, architects, lawyers, builders......come to think about it, half of the entire country manage to keep going without an MBA then?"
I'm definately not implying you have to have an MBA, but background and experience, yes.
Further, ask these same doctors, architects, lawyers, etc doing both their job and management whether they like the situation. Most archaeologists, doctors, architects, etc want to be spending their time on archaeology, medicine, etc, not on management.
So my objection is twofold: 1. It always seems a waste to me to see great archaeologists having to spend time on marketing, finance, or other areas they have little aptitude for when they could be doing what they do best - archaeology. (this is not to say that PIs don't do project management, budget management, etc. I'm referring to management/business tasks beyond the usual set of PI duties) 2. It also seems a waste for potentially good companies to continually hurt their own bottom line because they can't or won't hire for business roles beyond archaeology.
Sara
I'm definately not implying you have to have an MBA, but background and experience, yes.
Further, ask these same doctors, architects, lawyers, etc doing both their job and management whether they like the situation. Most archaeologists, doctors, architects, etc want to be spending their time on archaeology, medicine, etc, not on management.
So my objection is twofold: 1. It always seems a waste to me to see great archaeologists having to spend time on marketing, finance, or other areas they have little aptitude for when they could be doing what they do best - archaeology. (this is not to say that PIs don't do project management, budget management, etc. I'm referring to management/business tasks beyond the usual set of PI duties) 2. It also seems a waste for potentially good companies to continually hurt their own bottom line because they can't or won't hire for business roles beyond archaeology.
Sara