As a corollary to this, I've a colleague who is a world class consultant in his field, with a track record in business, who in my mind is a natural Fellow. I know he would appreciate Fellowship, but is not the sort to push himself forward for recognition. I accept that an engineer needs to have relatively good communication skills, and some measure of commercial drive, but I do feel that our system favours the careerist over the talented engineer. Looking at some Fellows I associate with does nothing to dispel this impression. Neither does most of the literature coming out of the IET.
As a corollary to this, I've a colleague who is a world class consultant in his field, with a track record in business, who in my mind is a natural Fellow. I know he would appreciate Fellowship, but is not the sort to push himself forward for recognition. I accept that an engineer needs to have relatively good communication skills, and some measure of commercial drive, but I do feel that our system favours the careerist over the talented engineer. Looking at some Fellows I associate with does nothing to dispel this impression. Neither does most of the literature coming out of the IET.
