{"product_id":"putt-s-law-archibald-putt-9780471714224","title":"Putt s Law","description":"\"Technology is dominated by two types of people: those who understand what\u003cbr\u003e they do not manage, and those who manage what they do not understand.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Putt's Law \u003cp\u003eEarly Praise for Putt's Law and the Successful Technocrat: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is management writing the way it ought to be. Think Dilbert, but with\u003cbr\u003e a very big brain. Read it and weep. Or laugh, depending on your current job\u003cbr\u003e situation.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Spectral Lines, IEEE Spectrum, April 2006\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It's a classic. It reads at first like humor, but one eventually realizes\u003cbr\u003e that it's all true. The first edition changed my life. I loaned my copy to\u003cbr\u003e a subordinate at IBM, and he didn't return it to me until he was my boss.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Dave Thompson, PhD, IBM Fellow (retired), Member National Academy of\u003cbr\u003e Engineering, and IEEE Fellow\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Putt's humor ranges from sharp to whimsical and is always on target.\u003cbr\u003e Readers will be reminded of many personal experiences and of lessons in\u003cbr\u003e life they wish they had learned earlier in their careers.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Eric Herz, former IEEE executive director and general manager\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Anyone who thinks 'engineering management' is an oxymoron needs to read\u003cbr\u003e this terrific book -- then they will know.\"\u003cbr\u003e --Norman R. Augustine, author of Augustine's Laws and retired Chairman \u0026amp; CEO\u003cbr\u003e of Lockheed Martin Corporation\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutt's Law is as true today as it was when techno-everyman Archibald Putt\u003cbr\u003e first stated it. Now, in Putt's Law and the Successful Technocrat: How to\u003cbr\u003e Win in the Information Age, Putt is back with the unvarnished truth about\u003cbr\u003e success in the modern, technology-driven organization.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs you learn the real rules of the technology world, you'll meet such\u003cbr\u003e characters as the successful technocrat, Dr. I. M. Sharp. You'll find out\u003cbr\u003e how he wrangles career victories from corporate failures, nearly\u003cbr\u003e bankrupting the firm with his projects while somehow emerging the hero.\u003cbr\u003e You'll also meet such unfortunates as Roger Proofsworthy, top-level\u003cbr\u003e perfectionist yet low in the hierarchy, and come to understand how he\u003cbr\u003e assiduously preserves his spot near the bottom of the totem pole.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhether you work in business, IT, or are a freelance technocrat, you'll\u003cbr\u003e want to study Putt's hard-won wisdom and laugh--all the way to the bank!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Archibald Putt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0471714224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780471714224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-IEEE Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.32h x 6.42w x 0.71d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eScitech Book News\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2006 pg. 122","brand":"Archibald Putt","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44128474267903,"sku":"9780471714224","price":37.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8389585-f154-4efa-9f5c-57a32dcdf4fa.jpg?v=1687458846","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/putt-s-law-archibald-putt-9780471714224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}