More Secrets of Consulting
Author | : Gerald M. Weinberg |
Publisher | : Dorset House Publishing Company, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2002 |
ISBN-10 | : IND:30000079303164 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (64 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Powerful Tools to Unlock Your Consulting Abilities Widely acclaimed as a consultant's consultant, Gerald M. Weinberg builds on his perennial best-seller The Secrets of Consulting with all-new laws, rules, and principles. You'll learn how to fight burnout, stay curious, understand your clients, negotiate effectively, and much, much more. Consultants need more than technical skills--they need self-awareness and a strong set of personal abilities. Weinberg helps computer consultants identify and strengthen each aspect of their performance using a "consultant's tool kit" of seventeen memorable symbols. He devotes a chapter to each of these symbolic tools, from The Wisdom Box to The Fish-Eye Lens to The Oxygen Mask and more.