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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