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Dec 23 2021

A Year of Breakthrough Thinking

A Year of Breakthrough Thinking

As we come to the close of a year and the beginning of a new one, many of us will be looking back at the adversities and satisfactions we experienced over the past 12 months. Below we have provided links to some of our posts that had the most impact throughout 2021, always with a […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world

Dec 16 2021

Why Doesn’t Every Company Use the Theory of Constraints to Succeed?

Why Doesn’t Every Company Use the Theory of Constraints to Succeed?

While visiting a plant last month, our Founder, Dr. Domenico Lepore, told the dramatic story of his experience at a German aluminium plant, part of a multi-billion, multi-national business. The General Manager had invited Domenico to give a presentation after hearing him speak at a Theory of Constraints (TOC) conference. In that plant, the hot mill […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world, Theory of Constraints · Tagged: balanced plant, lean, measurements, theory of constrants

Dec 09 2021

Project Management Kryptonite: Silos and Mismatched Authority and Responsibility

Project Management Kryptonite: Silos and Mismatched Authority and Responsibility

If you Google the term ‘Project Management’ you will find hundreds of millions of results. It is a multi-billion dollar business and there are official institutes that train Project Managers. So why do so many projects still fail to deliver? In this post we are concerned with internal projects in an organization and what happens […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: project management · Tagged: authority and responsibility, project management, silos

Dec 02 2021

Avoiding Compromise with a Win-Win Solution

Avoiding Compromise with a Win-Win Solution

I recently re-posted on LinkedIn something from Goldratt Consulting with a quote from Dr. Goldratt: “Our fear that conflicts will lead to a tug of war diverts management attention to constantly struggle with unacceptable compromises.” This is part of the introduction to a book Dr. Goldratt was working on called ‘The Science of Management’ before […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: Theory of Constraints, Uncategorized · Tagged: compromise, theory of constraints, win-win solution

Nov 18 2021

To Bring MBAs Up to Date, Don’t Add On Courses, Transform the Program

To Bring MBAs Up to Date, Don’t Add On Courses, Transform the Program

We’ve been saying it for years, but now even the Harvard Business Review is saying that MBAs need to update their programs. The article quotes Scott Cook, founder of Intuit: “When MBAs come to us, we have to fundamentally retrain them — nothing they learned will help them succeed at innovation.” The HBR article goes […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world

Nov 12 2021

Cause and Effect Reasoning Is an Essential Skill for Leaders

Cause and Effect Reasoning Is an Essential Skill for Leaders

  An article in the Harvard Business Review draws attention to the problem of confusing correlation with causation. “Western management has failed to understand cause and effect” W. Edwards Deming Mistaking correlation for cause can be dangerous.because it prevents us from understanding reality. Most importantly, if we do not nurture the ability to think cause […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world, Theory of Constraints · Tagged: cause and effect, cause effect, Thinking Processes

Nov 04 2021

The Great Resignation – Companies Must Offer Meaningful Work

The Great Resignation – Companies Must Offer Meaningful Work

An article in this week’s Time Magazine states ‘Young People are Leaving their Jobs in Record Numbers – And Not going Back‘. The ‘Great Resignation” as it has been nicknamed reflects large numbers of people choosing not to recommit to regular jobs. This is bad news for companies who may not be able to find […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world · Tagged: great resignation, meaningful work

Oct 28 2021

20/20 Foresight? How Decision Makers Can Look Ahead for Unintended Consequences

20/20 Foresight? How Decision Makers Can Look Ahead for Unintended Consequences

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 […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world, Theory of Constraints

Oct 21 2021

The Theory of Constraints on Wall Street – a SPAC Experience

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 […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world, Theory of Constraints · Tagged: Negative Branch, SPAC, the human constraint

Oct 13 2021

How CEOs Can Expand and Compete with a Collaboration Culture – a Systems Approach

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 […]

Written by angela montgomery · Categorized: systems view of the world, Theory of Constraints · Tagged: CEOs, collaboration, compete, culture, expand, systems approach

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