Tag Archives: Goldratt

The Goal: Based on Teamwork & Data

Goldratt takes several approaches to showing how Constraints impact a plant and even personal lives. Several approaches are used to educate the reader; Jonah serves as a mentor to Alex Rogo, educating him on what is going on. Rogo adopts … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 40 – Culture and Constraints

[Dig deeper with the full Chapter-by-Chapter Review of The Goal.][Watch a video that covers Chapter 40.] Like Chapter 39, I find this final chapter unsatisfying. It must have been hard for Goldratt to bring the book to a close.  The … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 39 – Planning

[The fastest way to read The Goal, and the absolute fastest way to learn The Theory of Constraints.][Watch a video summary of Chapter 39.] The plant is having hiccups.  Rogo is no longer the plant manager and has to help at … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 37 – Constraint Rules

[Visit the full Chapter by Chapter Summary!][Watch a video summary of Chapter 37.][The Goal Ch 37 in 60s] We pick up the team where we closed out Chapter 36.  A set of Steps has been laid out on how to handle … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 36 – Five Steps to The Goal

[Visit the full Chapter by Chapter Summary!][Watch the video summary of Chapter 36.] Again the chapter opens in a meeting, but this time Rogo’s spider sense about the state of the plant foreshadows a re-evaluation of Jonah’s teachings. Highlight STEP … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 35 – Prediction and Practice

[The fastest way to read The Goal, and the absolute fastest way to learn The Theory of Constraints.][Watch a short video summary on Chapter 35.] We enter the chapter sitting with Rogo’s team in a meeting to prepare him for his … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 34 – Alex Rogo’s Promotion and Reflection

[For more context, visit the full page-by-page, chapter-by-chapter review.][Watch a video summary of this chapter.] Rogo’s promotion leads to an interlude where he sits with his team and reflects on what he will need to do in his next job.  … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 33 – Sales & Growth

[The fastest way to read The Goal, and the absolute fastest way to learn The Theory of Constraints.][Watch a summary of Chapter 33.] Rogo works with his team to anticipate what will be needed to succeed in his next job.  This … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 31 – Defending Performance and a Promotion

[The fastest way to read The Goal, and the absolute fastest way to learn The Theory of Constraints.][Watch a video summary of Chapter 31!] Hilton Smyth’s interrogation opens the chapter.  Rogo avoids taking the bait on multiple taunts and attempts to … Continue reading

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The Goal – Chapter 30 – Bucky Burnside’s Helicopter

[The fastest way to read The Goal, and the absolute fastest way to learn The Theory of Constraints.][Watch a video summary of Chapter 30.] Rogo hosts a surprise corporate walk through of his robots, which leads to another vanity metrics discussion.  … Continue reading

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