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Unite The Tribes
Ending Turf Wars for Career and Business Success
Christopher Duncan
Business is war. Yikes. Does that mean we need to build a moat around our cubicles and learn how to dodge sharp, pointy objects? Well, not exactly, unless those pointy objects happen to be the ball point pens that sign some of the more outlandish memos we've seen. However, make no mistake, the business world is a highly competitive one, both within your office walls and without. If you don't learn the basics of everyday strategy, your projects and even your career will continually come under fire. Work isn't nearly as much fun when you spend the better part of your day removing arrows from your posterior.
Fortunately, neither the departmental competitors inside your company nor all those other businesses who compete with your own have made a habit of studying strategy and tactics, either. That's a decided advantage when you're looking for ways to improve your career and build that ever elusive Better Mousetrap for your company. Given the number of rats in the corporate world these days, the latter might come in quite handy if you can ever get it built.
Most important of all, however, is this one simple fact. No matter what you do for a living, success is all about people. Through the ten Pillars of the Empire, Unite the Tribes will show you how to join together with others in your company to accomplish your mutual goals. The fact that this involves frequent socializing and even the occasional pizza party drives home an oft overlooked point. Business may be war, but like a good game of chess, the art of strategy should be fun!
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The Career Programmer
Guerilla Tactics for an Imperfect World
Second Edition
Christopher Duncan
I was delighted to see The Career Programmer spend three straight weeks at #1 on Amazon's techie Bestseller List. Thanks very much to all of my friends for the success that this book has enjoyed.
Unrealistic schedules, unstable releases, continual overtime, and skyrocketing stress levels are legendary in the software development industry.
Unlike traditional occupations such as accounting or administration, the software business is populated by programmers who are as creative and passionate about their work as musicians or artists.
For most, it is a complete surprise when they enter the business world and find that internal politics, inept management, and unrealistic marketing drive the process rather than a structured and orderly approach based on technical issues and quality.
The Career Programmer explains how programmers and project managers can work within the existing system to solve deadline problems and regain control of their lives and careers.
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