Long time back, not very long back though.., I would be impressed when I met a techie or a manager who was good at communicating his thoughts and his ideas, and would be impressed. Am not sure about that any more…Things seem to be changing.
With an excessive focus on communication in the IT world, it seems that competence and execution seem to have taken a back seat.
Now every time I meet some one who communicates well, I am more weary and alert than impressed and I double check and triple check if the person really knows what he is talking about and can deliver on what he is saying.
It seems that a lot of people who are good in communicating their thoughts are using these skills more to cover their incompetence, explain beautifully what the other person should be doing, and explain even more beautifully what they themselves need not or should not do.
So much for the so called “communication skills” which is deemed so important…
