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Re: Becoming ORACLE DBA

From: Mladen Gogala <gogala_at_sbcglobal.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 06:22:11 GMT
Message-Id: <pan.2005.07.04.06.22.10.453345@sbcglobal.net>


On Mon, 04 Jul 2005 03:54:58 +0000, fuzzy wrote:

> Note, however, that patience and diplomacy are not requirements on the
> list of skills for either good DBAs or good Consultants.

I beg to differ. They're essential skills. A good DBA should know how to handle people. I would even go so far to recommend a Dale Carnegie class. The worst mistakes of my professional career came from mishandling the people.

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Received on Mon Jul 04 2005 - 01:22:11 CDT

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