IT Managers Must Maintain Technical Certs In this article from Computerworld, one IT manager notes that the costs in time and money of obtaining certifications relevant to the tasks regularly handled by his team are a pittance compared with what it would cost to hurriedly hire a replacement or to deal with a dip in productivity while an important role goes unfilled. http://tinyurl.com/gbwzc
I like the article and pretty much agree. Getting the mix between tech skills and management skills can be a difficult task. I've dealt with both sides of the spectrum, sometimes you really want one and sometimes you prefer the other