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Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach

Gerald M. Weinberg

4/5 ( ratings)

Becoming a Technical Leader is a personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful problem-solving leader. The book emphasizes that we all contain the ingredients for leadership, though some elements are better developed than others. "Anyone can improve as a leader simply by building the strength of our weakest elements, " author Gerald M. Weinberg writes. "Mr. Universe doesn't have more muscles than I do, just better developed ones."On one level, the book is an extremely down-to-earth, how-to guide. On a second, it is a set of parables, full of analogies that stick in the mind -- the art of management taught through stories about pinball, tinkertoys, and electric blankets. On yet another level, this is a book about the philosophy and psychology of managing technical projects. On every level, the author brings these entertaining and enlightening elements together to teach you the essentials of leadership.

You'll learn how to
-- master your fear of becoming a leader
-- be creative in solving problems
-- motivate people while maintaining quality
-- gain organizational power
-- plan personal change.
-- Whether you manage people, are managed by people, or just want to change the way you interact with others, this book is about success. How to plan it, how to make it happen -- Becoming a Technical Leader shows you how to do it!

Pages: 284

Format: Unknown Binding

Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated

Release: January 01, 1986

ISBN: 0932633021

ISBN 13: 9780932633026

Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach

Gerald M. Weinberg

4/5 ( ratings)

Becoming a Technical Leader is a personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful problem-solving leader. The book emphasizes that we all contain the ingredients for leadership, though some elements are better developed than others. "Anyone can improve as a leader simply by building the strength of our weakest elements, " author Gerald M. Weinberg writes. "Mr. Universe doesn't have more muscles than I do, just better developed ones."On one level, the book is an extremely down-to-earth, how-to guide. On a second, it is a set of parables, full of analogies that stick in the mind -- the art of management taught through stories about pinball, tinkertoys, and electric blankets. On yet another level, this is a book about the philosophy and psychology of managing technical projects. On every level, the author brings these entertaining and enlightening elements together to teach you the essentials of leadership.

You'll learn how to
-- master your fear of becoming a leader
-- be creative in solving problems
-- motivate people while maintaining quality
-- gain organizational power
-- plan personal change.
-- Whether you manage people, are managed by people, or just want to change the way you interact with others, this book is about success. How to plan it, how to make it happen -- Becoming a Technical Leader shows you how to do it!

Pages: 284

Format: Unknown Binding

Publisher: Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated

Release: January 01, 1986

ISBN: 0932633021

ISBN 13: 9780932633026

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