| "This is a fantastic book on giving advice, receiving
advice and getting your advice accepted. . . ." —Dr.
Heinz M. Kabutz
The Java Specialists' Newsletter
".
. . an irreverent, funny, provocative, satirical but true look at those thousands
of professionals, as well as con men, who call themselves consultants." —Martin
A. Goetz
President, Applied Data Research, Inc.
"Whether
you are an independent consultant or an employee consulting internally, you'll
find a lot of wisdom in this book. As with most of his books, Gerald Weinberg
illustrates his points with entertaining and memorable stories." —Elisabeth
Hendrickson,
Quality Tree Consulting
"Much of the advice given in this book can
be applied across all areas of the spectrum, both
in job classification and function.
"Weinberg knows this arena very well. He
dispenses invaluable advice in the form of simple
folkish sayings that you should post on the wall
and repeat several times a
day. . . . The best advice often has a homespun
flavor, and these consulting aids, sometimes complex
only in their simplicity, will help you plot a path
to a successful business as a consultant . . . If
you want to know what makes a consultant work, either
because you want to use one or be one, then this
is the book you must read. By seeing the view from
both sides of the fence, you can plot a successful
strategy, independent of whether you are the giver
or receiver of the advice."
—Charles
Ashbacher
Charles Ashbacher Technologies
posted on Amazon.com
". . . exciting and provocative,
bringing fresh insights and perspectives."
—Consultants
News
"It really does contain those little secrets
. . . should make you far more effective for your clients, and far more comfortable
with yourself." —Micro Cornucopia
". . . a great learning experience. There
are some pointers for everyone!"
—Data
Processing Digest
"There is much of value in this
book for the system professional . . . and highly practical help to anyone who
must advise others." —Journal of Systems
Management
". . . an outstanding guide for anyone who
has thought of becoming a 'consultant.'"
—Management
Accounting
". . . educative, entertaining, and thought-provoking."
—ICCA's
the Independent
"In this book Gerald Weinberg
uses entertaining prose littered with humorous paradoxes, dilemmas and contradictions
to share his ideas on how to deal with people and organizations to help them change.
This book is full of ideas on how to work with people to get them to adopt new
ideas." —Mary Sakry,
The Process
Group
"Secrets of Consulting, by Gerald Weinberg, is much more
than about giving advice successfully. It's a guide that recognizes and respects
the individuality and freedom of each person you deal within business and social
dealings. It's a clear-eyed and clever and fun to read. Highly recommended." —Harry
Browne,
from How I Found Freedom In An Unfree World:
A Handbook for Personal Liberty
"Even though Gerald M. Weinberg
wrote this masterpiece about twenty years ago, you will be amazed to discover
how accurate and up-to-date the content is according to today's agreed upon standards
and practices. . . .the author harmonizes his wisdom with crispy war stories coming
right from the trenches and introducing the how's and why's of a given rule or
saying." —Valentin Crettaz
Val's
Blog
posted on Javaranch.com
"This
is a classic. Like the best and most serious books, it is very funny. It is also,
needless to say, true -- how true, you will learn only from experience. The book
does indeed contain many secrets, but they are secret because they are hard to
hear, not hard to tell -- like many things in consulting. Weinberg is an experienced
consultant and incidentally quite a dab hand at Requirements Engineering as well."
—Ian Alexander
http://i.f.alexander.users.btopenworld.com
"Weinberg has been providing
expertise to organizations for decades. His particular
areas of expertise is at the intersection of how
organizations develop and deploy technology. Along
with Block, Weinberg is one of the best and most
down-to-earth, accessible thinkers about the challenges
of connecting your expertise to organizational action.
This is among his best compilations of advice relevant
to any of us faced with the problem."
—Jim McGee
consultant and author of the weblog McGee's Musings
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