I started reading this book during the holiday season with high expectations after reading The Phoenix Project a couple of years ago.
I must admit, I recognise myself at least in a couple of characters (Brett and Maxine) of this novel and a couple of my professional experiences are in some sort described in this book.
What I found refreshing is, in an IT book, that the main character is finally female! It’s so easy to become a fan of Maxine when she is forced to leave her team after being a scapegoat she doesn’t give up.
During my career, I’ve mainly worked within teams where diversity was mainly “beard” vs “no-beard” or “bald” vs “long hair”, luckily for me I’ve also worked with some talented female peers and I must admit that they were ( and are still today) professional and some of the best possible team players that you can possibly find or hire.
I think that fostering a culture of diversity is one of the best paths to reach long-term success like breaking the silos of teams with the same skills and experience and building a new culture and practice where results are achieved by truly a team effort.
There are other parts of the book that I think will be worth mentioning that I’ve removed from this article because I don’t want to ruin your surprise or set expectations too high, but I will encourage all of you to read this book and get the positive messages and enthusiasm that this book is capable of transmitting.
The Unicorn Project: A Novel about Developers, Digital Disruption, and Thriving in the Age of Data
- Hardcover: 344 pages
- Publisher: It Revolution Pr (19 November 2019)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1942788762
- ISBN-13: 978-1942788768