Early next year I will self publishing a business parable called Rocks Into Gold.
It's a 7000 word parable much like The One Minute Manager, Who Moved My Cheese, and Our Iceberg is Melting. I started writing it a couple of months ago when I realised that there's a very simple and vital lesson hidden in my bigger book, Rolling Rocks Downhill, which businesses and people working in software development need to know NOW - right NOW - at this stage of the credit crunch/recession, but they can't get because my big book isn't published just yet.
I'm very pleased with the parable. It's not literature, but it is important. It could save jobs - lots of jobs. It could save businesses.
I intend giving it away for free online and also publishing it as a paper back. If you'd like a copy of the pre-copy-edited version then please email the book's hero Bob at Bob@rocksintogold.com and he'll reply with a link. Bob and I would LOVE to hear what you think about the book. Please feel free to forward it on to anyone you think might need it.
[Oh, and if you are one of those clever-clogs who already knew the answer or who thinks "well that's obvious" then well done you! But please keep in mind that once up on a time you didn't know the answer and that you've got friends who may not know the answer. The book has nothing to do with Agile ... but everything to do with agile. Read it and you'll see what I mean.]
Finally, it is a small book. But please judge it by it's value, not it's word count. It might save your job.
