IS TECHNICAL COMPETENCE ENOUGH? *** In today's networking environment, one of the factors for career success is one's interpersonal skills, regardless of one's profession or qualifications. In reality, there are cases that technically qualified staff cannot climb higher in their career ladder because of lack in good communication and interpersonal skills. I-<Tab/>CASE SUMMARY The case happened at A&J Bank. Ken Barton was a new employee, whose title …showed first 75 words of 1060 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1060 total…business benefits, the bank is holding a great technical potential and it will be too costly to let go. From the ethical aspects, the bank is doing a good job when they take steps to improve a human being, a loyal staff who has had great contribution to the organization. However, if Spinner fails to improve, at that time he will deserve a firing decision . Technical competence alone is not enough a today's networking environment.