What is an obstacle? Something that is in the way and prevents us from going forward in a direction we have chosen. If obstacles are something negative, then we can quickly become discouraged. They may even become an excuse for not even trying.What if we flip the script? What if, instead of letting obstacles block […]
The Theory of Constraints: Why Words Matter so Much
This post about the Theory of Constraints is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe who was educated as a physicist. The Theory of Constraints can be defined in several ways. We might call it a Theory of Flow, or a Finite Resource Management Theory, or a Synchronization Theory. These definitions are all correct. However, if we want […]
Can a Systems Approach Prevent Greed?
If I win then you must lose. This has been a predominant belief that governs interactions in the business world and beyond. What can I gain without giving? It is a zero sum game. Just this week, a tweet from economist Robert Reich informs us that the typical worker in the 100 lowest-paying US corporations […]
The Human Constraint that Frees Us
This week was the official date of publication by Routledge of ‘The Human Constraint: How Business Leaders Can Embed Continuous Innovation, Conflict Resolution and Problem Solving Into Daily Practice’. The author, Angela Montgomery, marks the occasion with this blog post. Why do we bother with books? Without books, our lives are clamped and constricted to […]
Optimize Your Company for the Digital Age
Any company that is on the path of Digital Transformation wants technology to boost its performance. But it’s not just about technology. It also requires transforming the way a company thinks and behaves in order to benefit fully from what technology offers. The opportunity for companies to take a leap in performance exists, but there […]
Beyond Teams: Build a Systemic Organization
Beyond teams, beyond cross-functional, today’s challenges require nothing less than a Systemic Organization. A Systemic Organization is inherently free of silos. It is built to scale up and handle complexity. But how can you do it, practically?Since 1996, the Ten Steps of the Decalogue method for systemic management have enabled companies to organize and build […]
A New Generation of Entrepreneurs and Leaders Facing Unprecedented Challenges
“If your ambition is to maximise short-term gain without regard to the long-term cost, you are better off not knowing the cost. If you want to preserve your personal immunity to the hard problem, it’s better never to really understand those problems. There is an upside to ignorance, and a downside to knowledge. Knowledge makes […]
How to Manage Any Organization as a Network
In our fast-changing world, books are still something that people value. With our sixth book coming out in August 2024, we’re delighted at the success of our series of posts on LinkedIn offering mini reviews of books by Deming, Goldratt and the books on our Decalogue methodology. Nearly 100,000 impressions and many hundreds of interactions […]
Understanding The Theory of Constraints from Books
Thousands of views on LinkedIn On 31st March this year, as it was the birthday of Dr. Goldratt who developed the Theory of Constraints, we posted a photo of him and a short message: Today is Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt’s birthday. We spent the morning surfacing assumptions that we can challenge in order to create a […]
The Prerequisite for Project Success: Critical Chain
Today’s post is by Dr. Giovanni Siepe. Every ground breaking solution that is part of the Theory of Constraints springs from challenging limiting assumptions of the situation at hand. It is exactly the same for the Critical Chain algorithm for project management. In the late 1990s, Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt brilliantly tackled a foundational limiting belief […]