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Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach [Paperback]

Gerald M. Weinberg (Author), Ken Orr (Foreword)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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"...extremely practical and down-to-earth...." -- CAUSE/Effect

"it is filled with useful insights into personal growth as a professional." -- Journal of Systems Management

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5.0 out of 5 stars Get it Mar 20 2008
By ET
Format:Paperback
If you are serious about becoming a leader in a problem-solving environment this book will give you some very important insights. Something you might feel, but can't quite put the finger on.

It's a short book, but the material is high-density. Questions after each chapter are perhaps as important as the chapters themselves. The way the book is structured, you can treat it like a course material. In fact, it requires action on your part.

I'd sum up the book using the concepts from one of the last chapters:
Leaders are graded not by adding all the qualities together, but by multiplying. For example: 20% interpersonal skills * 80% technical = 16% total, not 100% and not 50%.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Best guide to becoming a tech. lead I've read Dec 21 2003
By Lars Bergstrom
Format:Paperback
Concrete advice about both how to assess where you are today, and what to do to become and be a technical leader. There are also some fun anecdotal pseudo-conversations that work as a nice interlude, and a great description of the tradeoffs between technical and personal strenths.

While a light read, I couldn't help coming away from this book feeling that it was longer than it needed to be -- the information density isn't terribly high. A few of the pseudo-graphs that appeared in the book also seemed to have mislabeled axes, though that may have been corrected in subsequent editions.

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE BOOK on Leadership Aug 10 2003
By Henry H. Knapp III
Format:Paperback
Jerry recently stopped giving the workshop on which this book
is based. I number him among my most valued friends. Our
friendship began in that workshop. If you take the approach to
leadership that this book explains you'll be the kind of leader
that almost anyone would willingly follow, and with good reason.
I'm still trying to assimilate the thousands of tasty bits of
wisdom it contains. Jerry already has. He's been there and back
again, and has buried many of the jewels he discovered on his
journey in this book. BUY IT.
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