Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach

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Becoming a Technical Leader defines leadership and the skills a successful leader must develop — innovation, motivation, and organization. Then it shows you how to evaluate your own skills in each area and immediately improve them.

You'll learn how to:

  • master your fear of...
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Overview

Becoming a Technical Leader defines leadership and the skills a successful leader must develop — innovation, motivation, and organization. Then it shows you how to evaluate your own skills in each area and immediately improve them.

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!
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Editorial Reviews

CAUSE/Effect
Twenty-four well-reasoned, thought-provoking chapters on making the change from technical star to problem-solving leader . . . extremely practical and down-to-earth. . . .
Journal of Systems Management
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.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780932633026
  • Publisher: Dorset House Publishing
  • Publication date: 1/28/1986
  • Edition description: 20%
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 284
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 8.86 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Table of Contents

Foreword ..... xi
Part One: Definition ..... 1
Chapter 1: What is Leadership, Anyway? ..... 3
Chapter 2: Models of Leadership Style ..... 15
Chapter 3: A Problem-Solving Style ..... 25
Chapter 4: How Leaders Develop ..... 35
Chapter 5: But I Can't Because ..... 47
Part Two: Innovation ..... 59
Chapter 6: The Three Great Obstacles to Innovation ..... 61
Chapter 7: A Tool for Developing Self-Awareness ..... 73
Chapter 8: Developing Idea Power ..... 83
Chapter 9: The Vision ..... 91
Part Three: Motivation ..... 103
Chapter 10: The First Great Obstacle to Motivating Others ..... 105
Chapter 11: The Second Great Obstacle to Motivating Others ..... 119
Chapter 12: The Problem of Helping Others ..... 129
Chapter 13: Learning to Be a Motivator ..... 141
Chapter 14: Where Power Comes From ..... 153
Chapter 15: Power, Imperfection, and Congruence ..... 161
Part Four: Organization ..... 173
Chapter 16: Gaining Organizational Power ..... 175
Chapter 17: Effective Organization of Problem-Solving Teams ..... 185
Chapter 18: Obstacles to Effective Organizing ..... 197
Chapter 19: Learning to Be an Organizer ..... 207
Part Five: Transformation ..... 217
Chapter 20: How You Will Be Graded as a Leader ..... 219
Chapter 21: Passing Your Own Leadership Tests ..... 229
Chapter 22: A Personal Plan for Change ..... 239
Chapter 23: Finding Time to Change ..... 249
Chapter 24: Finding Support for Change ..... 259
Epilogue ..... 269
Bibliography ..... 275
Index ..... 281
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  • Anonymous

    Posted January 11, 2004

    Best book I have seen on the transition to a leadership function

    This book covers the thought process for people debating the transition from an individual performer to a technical leader better than any other source I have seen. I purchased this book when it first came out and reread it over the holidays (since I was about to recommend it for someone else to read). It was more valuable to me now than it was 15 years ago. <p> <b>A great book </b>for people who wonder what they have to worry about as they move from the instantaneous gratification of programming to the nebulous world of working (and delivering value) through others.

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