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"What a lively, and 'fun to read' volume!
Weinberg has written an excellent book, which certainly
complements his bestseller, The Secrets of Consulting
(1985). Weinberg used an interesting and exciting
approach to communicating his wisdom on consulting
to others. . . .
"This book is full of fresh ideas, paradoxes,
ironies, and provocativeness. It can be entertaining
and concurrently thought provoking. . . . Even though
the author is sharing 'secrets' with consultants,
the everyday layperson could learn much about life
in general from this volume. The book should be
added to one's 'self-help' collection. . . .
"Anyone seriously wanting to learn more about
the personal aspects of consulting should first
read Weinberg's Secrets of Consulting and
subsequently read More Secrets of Consulting.
"I recommend this book for any consultant
or anyone else aspiring to learn more about how
to improve one's effectiveness while working with
others."
—Donald E. Riggs
The Journal of Academic Librarianship
"More Secrets is focused on Jerry's
specialty, which is software consulting. But the
possible applications of the tool kit that he describes
go far beyond software, and well beyond consulting
in general. . . . In the brief time that I've been
consciously using the tools, I've found applications
in my work life, but even more significantly in
my personal and spiritual life. . . .
"More Secrets of Consulting is a very
valuable resource for consultants, especially those
who think (almost certainly mistakenly) that their
biggest problems are technical in nature. It's also
a great introduction to Satir's self-esteem tool
kit, which all humans can benefit from. . . ."
—Danny
R. Faught
Tejas Software
Consulting Newsletter
"Weinberg's original Secrets of Consulting
has a place on every consultant's (at least the
ones that are making any money) bookshelf. If you
have not read Jerry's original book, you will be
surprised at how he makes simple analogies and symbols
so meaningful. And how these analogies, rules and
symbols lead to a better personal performance from
the consultant. This time around he gives us the
"consultant's tool kit" of symbols. He devotes a
chapter to each of these symbolic tools, from The
Wisdom Box to The Fish-Eye Lens to The Oxygen Mask.
Jerry Weinberg's career is the envy of most consultants
that I know. I find it wonderful that he is prepared
to share the secrets of his success.
"Buy this book if you are a consultant, or
thinking of becoming one."
—Atlantic
Systems Guild
"Weinberg presents more secrets and a whole
new set of images. His yes/no medallion, for example,
reminds you to mean it when you say yes or no. And
every time someone mentions the yes/no medallion
in a discussion, I will think of this book's descrition
of the chapter from hell—Weinberg's
wonderful illustration of why yes should mean yes
and no should mean no. . . .
"He has so much to say and so many intructive
stories to
tell. . . .
"You'll find this book a delightful introduction
to the man and his work."
—Richard
Mateosian
IEEE Micro Review
"Computing professionals know Gerald Weinberg
as one of the most successful consultant/educators
in our field. Learning what techniques have worked
for him will surely help us to do our jobs better.
The author also candidly shares some of what has
not worked for him, also valuable lessons for us.
"Whether we make our living as professional
consultants, most of us do consulting at least some
of the time in the course of systems analysis, project
management, programming, and other information systems
activities. That is, we give advice to decision
makers. Gerald Weinberg's two Secrets books,
therefore, are valuable on every computing professional's
book shelf."
—Conrad
Weisert
Idinews.com
"If you were to buy this book and the previous
one, Secrets of Consulting, and read them,
then your next step should be to place one in each
of your hip pockets. For that is the only part of
being a consultant not covered in these books. Wrapped
in the guise of folk wisdom, the advice given here
could and should be part of a business degree. .
. .
"No one writes business advice better than
Weinberg. If he ever decides to give up writing
about business, he could make a career out of writing
personal self-help books. It will be on my top ten
books of the year list. "
—Charles
Ashbacher
Amazon.com
"If, like me, you swallowed Secrets
of Consulting in no time, you can safely grab
a copy of this book because you will certainly love
it even more. This is one of those rare books where
you can actually feel the experience of the author
transpire from a simple trail of ink."
—Valentin
Crettaz
Val's Blog, Javaranch.com | 
