It’s been 4 years since – sadly – Gerald M. “Jerry” Weinberg handed away. Ever since then, I struggled with some public mourning about him, till just lately I had simply the correct thought. On a weekly foundation, I’ll publish a assessment of a e-book I learn that Jerry both wrote himself or is about a few of his work. For as we speak, I picked Amplifying your Effectiveness, edited by Jerry, James Bach, and Naomi Karten. It comprises collected essays from authors attending the AYE convention format that Jerry co-organized for a few a long time. My copy of the e-book is copyrighted in 2000 and revealed by Dorset House.
I by no means made it to one of many AYE conferences. So this e-book was a terrific first perception into the convention. That stated, I actually loved the look into the convention format.
The e-book comprises a set of varied matters round software program growth, identical to Jerry’s books total. It’s structured into 4 components:
Part One: Empowering the Individual
Part Two: Improving Interpersonal Interaction
Part Three: Mastering Projects
Part Four: Changing the Organization
Among the contributors are individuals like Jerry himself, Johanna Rothman, Naomi Karten, Esther Derby, James Bach, Don Gray, and Steven M. Smith.
I recall that the essays had been actually insightful in varied fields round software program growth, and interpersonal relationships. Especially with the contributions from such tenured authors and practitioners. For me, it was a primary glimpse of the repertoire of Jerry’s different books. If any of my critiques right here didn’t persuade you a few explicit e-book of Jerry’s to date, this one may be place to begin, to actually make up your thoughts.