In his 1997 novel called Critical Chain Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt tackles the issue of project management. Goldratt provides a unique and revolutionary insight into this very underdeveloped part of managerial literature. The book ‘Critical Chain’ The main tenets of Goldratt’s book ‘Critical Chain’ the book are the following: Wrong behaviours and mind habits […]
The Crucial Role of Synchronization in a Systems-based Approach to Management
The systemic approach to the economics and management of resources focuses on what can be achieved by combining the resources at hand. This is difficult because we are accustomed to thinking of resources as “belonging” to something, i.e. a function. In this paradigm, resources are allocated to achieve local, functional optima to the detriment of […]
Managing a Systemic Organization: The Information System
It is astonishing how software becomes more and more an artificial constraint to the development of organizations. The unsuitability of the majority of software to add any meaningful value to the work of organizations is easily explained by looking at the way companies are structured. Quality is a mindset In our last post we looked […]
Operating a Systemic Organization: The Playbook
How do we reinforce operationally Quality and Synchronization within our system? In other words, how do we operate a systemic organization? Who does what, when, where, how and why? There are 4 vital components, and the first one is the Playbook. Resource optimization and synchronization What do we mean by Quality? Quality means understanding that […]
Network Theory And the Organization: Making Work Meaningful
Why do we work? Work has almost completely changed its shape in the last 40-50 years, and the aim that work is designed to accomplish should change accordingly. Work can no longer simply be the organization of many elements to achieve a profit for a tiny minority. People today have different expectations and a different […]
The Physics of Management: Network Theory and Us
What impact has Network Theory had upon the way we implement the Decalogue Management Methodology, based on Deming and the Theory of Constraints? The Physics of Management We were recently asked what we now do differently since the Decalogue methodology has become informed by a new area of science called Network […]
Do the right Think: Critical Thinking is a Prerequisite to Acting Ethically and Profitably
Students today may be engaged in many interesting activities, but if we’re not teaching them to think critically then we’re doing them, and ourselves, a disservice. Action heroes A recent article by a Yale PhD student stresses how students’ resumes are well padded, but they lack the ability to think critically, and this needs to […]
A Quality System for Sustainable Mining: guest blog from Corrado De Gasperis, CEO Comstock Mining Inc.
In this post Corrado De Gasperis, CEO of Comstock Mining Inc., answers to a query about Standard Operating Procedures and explains how Comstock Mining uses the Decalogue Methodology to build and operate its Quality System. Question: Does Comstock Mining also need to have Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and other controls in place to manage processing? […]
Perfection vs Quality: Eliminating a Toxic Belief
In our last post, we looked at eliminating toxic beliefs that choke organizations. In this post, we focus in on the toxic belief of wanting perfection, and how this relates to the serious business of Quality. Perfection – an unattainable goal In his article entitled ‘5 Toxic Beliefs that Ruin Careers‘, Geoffrey James cites the […]
Eliminating Toxic Beliefs That Choke Organizations
An excellent article appeared recently entitled ‘5 Toxic Beliefs that Ruin Careers‘. The piece hits on a key issue in life and business, namely how our perceptions affect the way we think and act. In this post, we look at how the Decalogue Methodology can address toxic beliefs. Why do some succeed where others fail […]
