Make the Transition from
Technical Star to Technical Leader
About the Book
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!
Reviews
"This wonderful book is a how-to guide for
understanding what leadership is and how to develop
your own leadership skills as well as support team
members in developing theirs."
"This is an excellent book for anyone who
is a leader, who wants to be a leader, or who thinks
only people with 'leader' or 'manager' in their
title are leaders."
"This book can be described briefly as a guide
to developing personal leadership potential, but
it is much more than that . . . it is filled with
useful insights into personal growth as a professional."
—Journal of Systems
Management
"always fascinating . . . focuses our attention
on what it takes to make teams of thinking technical
people work effectively together."
—IEEE Computer
"twenty-four well-reasoned, thought-provoking
chapters on making the change from technical star
to problem-solving leader . . . extremely practical
and down-to-earth. . . ."
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