Beyond Code: Learn to Distinguish Yourself in 9 Simple Steps!

by Rajesh Setty

Through his work with hundreds of technology professionals, Rajesh Setty has had a bird's eye view of careers that soared and careers that stalled. In the IT arena, Setty noted that while some people succeeded beyond imagination, most people seemed to get stuck about ten or fifteen years into their careers. After careful observation, interviews and insights, Setty realized that the top performers in the IT services industry definitely had a different...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590791029
• ISBN13: 9781590791028
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Select Books (NY)
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

From encouraging customers to learn and grow to understanding job passion's importance to success

BEYOND CODE: LEARN TO DISTINGUISH YOURSELF IN 9 SIMPLE STEPS gathers notes, charts and insights put together by the author over a ten-year period: it comes from one who is chairman of a company that promotes open source in business and outlines many basics, from encouraging customers to learn and grow to understanding job passion's importance to success. Diane C. Donovan California Bookwatch

A must read for all professionals...

I am a firm believer in leadership, learning and adopting to motivational concepts. I have read lots of books on this topic. WI was very excited to see this book 'Beyond Code', title itself is very catchy for IT professionals. Author of this book, Rajesh Setty has done a very good job of explaining very complex concepts, fundamentals of motivation and distinguishing yourself in simple steps. This book is really a must read for all IT professional and I would highly recommend it.

Everybody needs a lift

There are certain books that are easy to read purely due to the fact the contents make sense. Beyond Code is just that book. It is a self-help book, which is geared toward anyone (in my opinion) that is looking for a tool to help them move through life and how they might differentiate them selves. We all need reminders if not day to day, month to month. Life has a way of grabbing you, and forcing you to do the same task in the same way everyday. Beyond Code reminds you to think out of the box. I enjoyed it!

Unique and valuable

Beyond Code is a unique and valuable contribution to the already rich literature on personal development. Written from the perspective of an IT (information technology) professional, the book has a message for an even broader audience of professionals. That audience would include all those who wish to move beyond a working lifestyle of project after project, even when great technical competence is required, to one that also encompasses rewarding business or personal relationships and deep self-satisfaction. Beyond Code's subtitle "Learn to distinguish yourself in 9 simple steps" holds the promise of easily-mastered secrets to success as in "read once, excel forever." On the contrary, Setty makes no bones about how challenging it is to become recognized for who you are in today's tough business climate. Setty describes how building character to distinguish yourself as a well-rounded professional in the world of high technology requires persistence, patience and a process. Fortunately for those of us who care about excellence, Setty's book provides a wonderful framework for just that. Setty first identifies and then dissects a global problem among high-tech professionals that he has personally observed while working on three continents--the problem of human technical obsolescence. He then engages the reader in a very innovative "partnership" to work through the nine chapters or "lessons" that comprise the bulk of Beyond Code's 119 pages (plus front matter). You might ask why the book is so short compared to most 300+ page business books. In truth, no more space was needed. Beyond Code is a concise yet richly informative handbook, even an "almanac" as they called them in the past. We readers have the option to expand Setty's material to whatever length we desire, at least virtually, by acting on the motivations that got us to buy the book in the first place-whether that be getting ahead financially, becoming a better person, or simply improving relationships with our peers, managers or significant others. After defining the "Inner Game" (what we mostly control), the "Outer Game" (a "contact sport') and giving an overview of what it means to distinguish yourself as a technology consultant, the remainder of the book is an eclectic, entertaining and valuable collection of proven methods, engaging stories, instructive diagrams, brief exercises in self-assessment and an annotated reading list if you want more. Beyond Code is a well-organized and compelling read. The Foreword by Tom Peters helps put the book in a strategic perspective for today's professional. Of particular inspiration to me were the several quotations by famous and not-so-famous people that precede each chapter. Overall Beyond Code is relevant, thought-provoking and fresh material that will be of particular value to technology professionals who want to truly distinguish themselves in this world.

A must read for more than just IT Consultants

The title of the book is mis-leading. This book is not just for software professionals. It is a great read for just about any professionals who want to raise their performance up a notch; for any professional who is interested in doing better in not just their professional but also their personal lives. Any professional who has the discipline to read this book and diligently practice what it says will achieve lasting success & satisfaction. The best part of the book is that it blends advice with interesting practical anecdotes that strike a chord and stick to your mind. Read it. More importantly ... practice it. Your life and career will be that much better for it.