Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach 1St Edition Edition

by Gerald M. Weinberg (Author), Ken Orr (Foreword)

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Becoming a Technical Leader is a personalized guide to developing the qualities that make a successful leader. It identifies which leadership skills are most effective in a technical environment and why technical people have characteristic trouble in making the transition to a leadership role. For anyone who is a leader, hopes to be one, or would like to avoid being one.

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. The 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.

Readers say it's always fascinating, and "focuses our attention on what it takes to make teams of thinking technical people work effectively together." Moreover, they say "it's always extremely practical and down-to-earth."

Becoming a Technical Leader is the "textbook" for Jerry Weinberg's world-famous Problem Solving Leadership Workshop. It consists of twenty-four well-reasoned, thought-provoking chapters on making the change from technical star to problem-solving leader.

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Paperback: 304 pages
Publisher: Dorset House Publishing; 1St Edition edition (September 1, 1986)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0932633021
ISBN-13: 978-0932633026
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Curtis Stuehrenberg

Being a leader is not being a lead

February 14, 2014

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Ironically, this book is not for everyone. That is an ironic statement to me because this book should be for everyone. The insights, anecdotes, and especially exercises at the end of each chapter are incredibly thought provoking and perfectly in alignment with the author's general thesis that there is no one way to lead. Based on my decades of experience working in technical fields, I'm pretty sure this thesis will be lost on the people who would benefit the most from it. So if you are one of those people who for some reason either want to become a technical leader or who have found themselves suddenly thrust into a leadership position and want to find a book with detailed "industry best practices" on how to be a leader ... don't bother with this book. A quick Google search will more than likely lead you to several dozen books on "practices of highly effective leaders" or "seven steps to leading people effectively."

For the rest of us, the author has laid out a good starting point to being the long process of learning how to be a leader in a technical field. The book is nothing more than a summary of 40 years of experience and learning boiled into a series of anecdotes, parables, and examples meant to highlight different methods of learning and leading. The reader is then challenged to do some exercises after each chapter.

DO NOT SKIP THE EXERCISES!!!!

I made the mistake of ignoring these small challenges and working items on my first read-through. I now know I missed a large part of this work's value by doing so. This is not the usual technical work where the exercises at the end are optional or feel tacked on because that's the format some publishing companies expect. These are working items culled from multiple seminars, classes, and workshops on leadership and consulting. You've just spent $10 on a long-term workshop and really ought to treat it as such.

So to sum up ... move on if you're looking for a quick fix formula to become a lead or manger. Purchase this book if you want to spend the time and effort it will take to become better at your work (and life) since we all need to lead sometimes.

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Bob

Here's a method that works!

September 13, 2000

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This book resonates in me more than any other book on the subject. Weinberg forces you to participate in the exploration of how a technical leader is created, and he provides *real steps* on how to get there. He also provides many short exercises for you to test your progress in your day-to-day activities.
While reading this book, I had several major realizations about work relationships, why people react they way that they do, and how to motivate them. The title of the book uses the term "Organic" to describe this process, and it is a very valid claim because many of the leadership qualities are not masks that you put on or tricks that you acquire. Instead, they are internal realizations and shedding of misconceptions and assumptions that currently prevent you from being an effective leader. Cathartic in a self-help kind-of a way.
This is highly recommended reading for technical folks in leadership positions, or those who are looking to become technical leaders. Weinberg includes many stories and examples which carify each chapter. The book is a very easy read.

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Kevin M. Fries

No shortage of concepts and some practical advice on using ...

February 15, 2015

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No shortage of concepts and some practical advice on using them. The observations and cases are worth the read as well.

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Brian D Bozzuto

excellent primer for individual contributors moving into management

November 23, 2013

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All of Jerry's books are excellent, but I find his view of a problem solving leader very compelling. It serves as a useful model for people moving from a technical background as strong individual contributors into management. I only wish I read it earlier in my career!

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Leadership for Everyone

December 21, 2002

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I recommend this book to almost everyone I know. In addition to talking about management, Weinberg makes clear that anyone can lead, regardless of their official role. There are lessons in this book for everyone who works in a "knowledge" industry. And there are even lessons in the book that can help you be a better person overall.
Everyone should read this book, and you may want to own one, as there are passages that you will want to reference from time to time.

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Derek Bassett

Becoming a Technical Leader is a great book

October 29, 2013

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This book goes into incredible detail about the hows of becoming a technical leader. It has many layers such that I find myself re-reading sections and learning new information about it.

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The book was quite insightful and useful. Will definitely re-read it again.

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An excellent start path

February 2, 2014

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I've found this book particularly useful in order to formally start a path that I want to follow and reject others. Its practical approach give me the tools for analyzing myself and others people behavior as well as changing some personal habits or a start for changing.

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Low signal-to-noise

The author of the Foreword says what they'd change about this book is that it's somehow too long and too short at the same time. I agree.Read more

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insightful.

Gave my team and I really great ideas on how to better ourselves.

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Brent Atkinson

Mr. Rogers' book about technical leadership, try others first

A fair book about technical leadership. While some sections were valuable, I felt it was not particularly well-written compared to other books.Read more

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Serhiy Yevtushenko

Good book on personal side of technical leadership

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awesome book.. must read...

One of the best technical leadership book I have ever read. Very crisp and precise to practical challenges and behaviors a technical guy goes through in his/her career..

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