I was really excited about reading this book at the beginning, because after read The lean Startup that energy of an entrepreneur keep me going…
I am not one of those who prefer to read on an electronic device, I prefer to read it with the physical book, although most of the books that I have read have been on my phone. Its like what Stan Lee Said, whether you are watching p&rn or reading any book is better to have it physically. After realizing that no bookstore have it or at least at any decent price I decided to rent it on the library and was really an honor to be the first one to took the book out of the library (true story), Shame!.
The book basically start with a story. About the Mr. T professional life, not exactly exciting but when you get the part when he has made redundant and his life become repetitive you start yo empathize with him.
The moral of this story is also on the climax, when he is interviewing some girl he realize she is a spy more shocking even for me because I do not expect to happen this kind of things. But the spy was rally just lazy writing to talk about any goal or project and what it needs. For example when someone is planning to kill or kidnap a person you have to make the right people for the right job (weird analogy) so we realize, as Joseph Cambell have taught us in the journey of the hero, that the place he works he’s been underrated by everyone, and have potential so have to move on, even if he doesn’t feel comfortable.
The chapter one feels like watching oceans eleven and how the awesome crew is not in just there to look awesome.
When we enter to the chapter two we are being introduced to the fundamentals of management or like I like to call them the sacred awesome commandments:
- How to teach people to work as a team (make as a team is fundamental to develop as a person and a team member)
- Make them feel like they belong to to the team (We are one and one only)
- How to motivate them (They cam be as realistic as they want but is up to you make them look to the bright side of the life, yes Monty python was right)
- How to choose the right people (not your friends or close ones but partners who are as ambitious as you)
- Have someone that can complain about. (not just any internet forum or twitter)
So give it to the two first chapter a solid 8 out of 10 just for fun and useful at the same time.
Fabián Ramírez, 2020
I didn’t buy it but I don’t want to be seen as ungrateful so here you have it:
The Deadline: A Novel about Project Management by Tom DeMarco.
Link to book on Amazon.com.mx
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