It's Not Luck
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It's Not Luck
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
4 people recommended it in 4 threads, 2018–2023.
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This book takes the same characters into a larger organization where the constraints are in how their products are marketed, rather than produced in order to more fully demonstrate how the Theory of Constraints is not limited to activities on a factory floor.
I have re-read or re-listened to both books at least once every year or two since the early aughts and I learn something new and relevant with each pass.
Where he introduces the logical thinking processes he used to develop his theory of constraints.
It is a more concrete example of Systems Thinking that is applied to various environments, manufacturing in "The Goal", marketing and strategy in "It's Not Luck", projects in "Critical Chain", retail in "Isn't it Obvious", and personal improvement in "The Choice".
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- Ask HN: Any interesting books you have read lately? 2023 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books have made you a better thinker and problem solver? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Which books teach mental models? 2019 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Books you read in 2018? 2018 · 1 recommendation