More Secrets of Consulting: The Consultant's Tool Kit (Consulting Secrets Book 2)
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004J35LH6 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Gerald Weinberg's two secrets books are valuable on every computing professional's book shelf." -- Conrad Weisert, Idinews"You'll find this book a delightful introduction to the man and his work." -- Richard Mateosian, IEEE Micro Review
"Good, but first book was better" according to Marc J. Fine. Gerry's first book is almost a bible for consultants. His second, follow-up, is very useful, but not the classic the original was. I would still recommend it.. "Decent advice, but advertising is annoying" according to Anthony Barker. Weinberg is the master of condensing useful tidbits and advice culled from other sources into readable books. So when I saw this new consulting book I immediately wanted to read it. Unfortunately he has stepped beyond the technical or managerial material that he wrote previously. The book is full of EQ (Emotional IQ) info that is better told by others, confusing acronyms, and ceaseless self promotion.The book is a hodge-podge of self-management (EQ) and other consulting principles. Very good, but a harder read than "Secrets" The original "Secrets of Consulting" is probably one of the most important books in my collection, and I had great expectations of this follow-up volume. However, where the first book focuses outwards, largely on what a consultant does, the second book focuses in, much more on what a consultant is, and to my mind makes much less comfortable reading.Don't get me wrong. This is not in any way a bad book: it's still as well written and humorous as Weinberg's other books, and chock fu
Weinberg is the author of numerous books covering every phase of the software project life cycle. One of the best-known names in the computing industry, Gerald M. Warnier Prize and of The Stevens Award, Weinberg has worked for IBM, Ethnotech, and Project Mercury, and has served on the faculty of Columbia University and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. . In addition to The Secrets of Consulting, s
It places this in a professional context, contract negotiation, and emphasizes how the personal ability to express and value your wishes will help you negotiate more successfully.In a similar way other chapters focus on developing wisdom and new knowledge, managing time and information, being courageous with your decisions, learning how to say yes and no, understanding why you and others are in the current situation, and keeping yourself in balance, avoiding burnout and other self-destructive conditions.These are all important not only to consultants, but to anyone trying to establish a more satisfying professional or personal life by managing problems, by self-improvement and by better handling their relationships to other people. Weinberg spends a great deal of time in explaining how to deal with this critical situation and that advice hits the dime-sized target.No one writes business advice better than Weinberg. Weinberg to a short list of those authors and persons in my life that have made me a better person and provided some direction to the chaos of the universe."Here's how another reviewer described the book: The "Consultant's Tool Kit" of the subtitle is actu