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. "Gerald Weinberg's two secrets books ... are valuable on every computing professional's book shelf." -- Conrad Weisert, Idinews.com "You'll find this book a delightful introduction to the man and his work." -- Richard Mateosian, IEEE Micro Review One of the best-known names in the computing industry, Gerald M. Weinberg is the author of numerous books covering every phase of the software project life cycle. In addition to The Secrets of Consulting, some of Weinberg’s most popular books include The Psychology of Computer Programming: Silver Anniversary Edition, Exploring Requirements (with Donald C. Gause), and the Quality Software Management four-volume series. Recipient of the J.-D. Warnier Prize and of The Stevens Award, Weinberg has worked for IBM, Ethnotech, and Project Mercury, and has served on the faculty of Columbia University and the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Used Book in Good Condition