How to think is not a skill that we learn at school, or even university. We take it for granted that by receiving an education we also receive information about using our brains in a more effective way. Sadly, every day we live with the consequences of poor decision making at every level, government, corporate […]
Archives for October 2021
The Theory of Constraints on Wall Street – a SPAC Experience
This post is by Angela Montgomery, author of ‘The Human Constraint‘. Many people lump the Theory of Constraints together with Lean and 6-sigma as “techniques for continuous improvement”. This is a woefully inadequate perception of the Theory of Constraints (TOC). In all our publications we attempt to illustrate the universal scope of Dr. Goldratt’s achievement […]
How CEOs Can Expand and Compete with a Collaboration Culture – a Systems Approach
Many CEOs know that their organization has the potential to multiply its results but they are stuck in a bind: they must expand but they must also control and manage risk in the way they operate. Result: the company is unable to express its full capabilities. Moreover, it is harder than ever to compete. There […]
Is the Theory of Constraints Systems Thinking?
Someone reading our business novel ‘The Human Constraint’ asked us if the Theory of Constraints is different from Systems Thinking so we would like to address that in this post. It is a particularly relevant question this week when an Italian physicist, Giorgio Parisi, was awarded the Noble Prize for his work on complex systems. […]
A Systems Approach to Change – The Thinking Processes from the Theory of Constraints
As a new season begins, we are reminded of the constancy of change. How can we manage change in an organization, including the emotions involved, in a way that is structured, monitorable and effective? This post is by Founder of Intelligent Management Inc. Dr. Domenico Lepore. The Thinking Processes from the Theory of Constraints (TOC) […]
