April 2005
Intermediate to advanced
400 pages
12h 4m
English
Content preview from The Art of Project Management
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Psychology
Zeldin, Theodore, An Intimate History of Humanity (Vintage, 1998) ISBN 0749396237
Human nature is more vibrant and complex than we give ourselves credit for. This nontraditional collection of essays based on personal interviews offers insight into what makes us who we are. I found this book unexpectedly moving. It's not a formal scientific book about psychology: it's more of a collection of essays by a very wise, curious, and thoughtful man.
High Noon. 1952. Lionsgate/Fox. 2004. DVD.
A classic western film about a sheriff trying to do what he thinks is right. Leadership and integrity inevitably put an individual into situations where they may have to stand alone. This film explores the psychology of leaders and followers in difficult situations. It illuminates why people are defined as much by what they're willing to do, as what they're not. It's also just a good Western, starring Gary Cooper.
Twelve Angry Men. 1957. MGM/UA Video. 2001. DVD.
Another important film about human psychology and group dynamics in difficult situations. Henry Fonda plays a jury member who believes something all of the others does not. He then tries to convince a room full of frustrated people that what they passionately believe cannot be true. Like High Noon, questions about power, influence, integrity, and belief are central themes, and all are relevant to people who lead or manage others. It's also a classic of filmmaking, directed by Sidney Lumet (author of the highly recommended profile ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access
More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly
O’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.Julian F.
I wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.Addison B.
I’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.Amir M.
I'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.