Today attendees of the Theory of Constraints International Certification Organization (TOCICO) conference were treated to a full day of new TOC content developed by Eli Goldratt in the months before his death. The amount and depth of content is a tribute to his commitment to the body of knowledge he founded. I can’t possibly cover […]
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This week I’ll be live blogging the Theory of Constraints International Certification Conference (TOCICO) from Palisades, New York. I hope you enjoy the updates. We’ve finished the first session of the morning, a tribute to the memory of Eli Goldratt and an introduction to the topics that he planned to present to us during the
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Are all active sentences commands, e.g., “Go pick up your room,” or “Mechanics shall dispose of their batteries in the blue containers”? No. Are most (if not all) of the active sentences you hear at work commands? Probably. After my post on Tuesday, Write for Action, Mike P wrote: I’ve been thinking about this and
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A quick tip to improve any implementation: Write active sentences. What’s an active sentence? A sentence where the subject performs the action of a verb. Examples: The dog ate the biscuits. The mechanic threw away the batteries in the blue recycling bin. You will sign your name at the bottom of the page. An active
Tim Sanders, in his post, “The problem with devil’s advocates” highlights an important feature of an idea generating, change driving organizational culture: few devil’s advocates. With one visit to a work group I could tell you if they are capable of driving change or if they are stuck. One of the first things I look
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To improve your understanding of how to share your discoveries and how to believe the discoveries of others, there’s hardly a better teacher for you than Edward Tufte. His site edwardtufte.com is a treasure trove. His one day course is a must attend for anyone interested in driving change. He’ll teach you how to find
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Change is a journey filled with ups and downs, big wins and little intrigues. Change makes a great story. Will you mention that day you overcame the seemingly unmovable obstacle? What about the day you found the first small win and celebrated just because you could? Whatever story you tell, tell it proudly and tell
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There are more colors in nature than in any size box of crayons. Yet, with a box of eight crayons, including one crayon called Blue, you can show an ocean or a sky, a naval officer’s uniform or a Blue Angels jet. But, sometimes one blue crayon isn’t enough. You need more variety of blues
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Seth Godin, always adding sensible levity to a situation, asks bureaucrats to put a name on every policy. And, why not? Like Godin says, in small companies, you can find the owner, or the one woman in the marketing department. But, in an organization of 10,000 or 25,000, finding who wrote a document is harder,
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