Category Archives: Business

The Most Popular Guides to Goldratt’s The Goal

Posted on November 26, 2018 by flybrand1976

“Whenever people are not doing the obvious – it is my job to find the missing piece of the puzzle.  Something is missing.  What is it?” Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 06 – Improving Metrics Create Visibility

Posted on September 8, 2018 by flybrand1976

[Click for a chapter-by-chapter summary of the whole book.] [Video summary of Chapter 6.] Chapter 6 takes us back to the plant, where our narrator meets with his controller to re-evaluate financial numbers.  Then he returns late to home where … Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 05 – The Worst Corporate Meeting

Posted on September 7, 2018 by flybrand1976

“They’re out there renting warehouses to store all the crap they’re buying so cost-effectively.”  Continue reading →

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The Goal – Chapter 02 – Defining Process

Posted on September 4, 2018 by flybrand1976

A page by page review of the highlights of Chapter 2 of Goldratt’s classic, “The Goal” which introduces the Theory of Constraints. #toc Continue reading →

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Apple’s Watch – Offense or Defense?

Posted on March 30, 2018 by flybrand1976

Apple’s watch is the future of the company.  The watch will shrink in size, radio quality will improve, capabilities will grow and eventually watch revenues will pass the iPhone. No, no, no. Apple’s watch is a defensive play. Look for … Continue reading →

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Five criteria for picking winning industrial / manufacturing technologies

Posted on January 17, 2018 by flybrand1976

5 criteria for picking winning industrial technologies Continue reading →

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Trust: “We’re not following rules, but expect you to.”

Posted on January 2, 2018 by flybrand1976

There are many great political and social points in Catton’s histories of the American Civil War.  In his 1961 book The Coming Fury, he discusses how Southern plantation authors were going to Union generals and asking to have their slaves returned. … Continue reading →

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“What does it take to be CEO?” Reflections a year after leaving.

Posted on January 1, 2018 by flybrand1976

The question caught me off guard. My interviews after resigning in October ‘16 were split between pure startups (IoT, Industrial, Fiber and Filtration related mostly), where having had the CEO title was enough, and bigger companies / past customers (mostly … Continue reading →

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“What does [did] it take to be[come] CEO?” Answer: Goals / Failure / Reality

Posted on January 1, 2018 by flybrand1976

StrengthsFinder is a great way to talk about personal motivations (Learner, Activator, Strategic, Context and Input). DiSC profiles (Persuader / Inspirational) are also helpful – but this tool still feels more tailored to corporate HR. StrengthsFinder is an amazing framework … Continue reading →

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“What does it take to be (a good) CEO?” Answer: People

Posted on January 1, 2018 by flybrand1976

All of the successes were from bringing in good people, helping them frame problems and getting them the tools they needed to be successful. The failures? They were mine – mostly due to not properly resourcing a problem with the … Continue reading →

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