The Goal Movie DVD by Eliyahu M Goldratt

The Goal DVD normally sells for $895 but is on sale until September 29th, 2009 at 8 pm EDT. From now until then you can get $250 off.

So The Goal DVD is yours for only $645. The Goal movie is ON SALE!!!!

Yes, the best selling book, The Goal by Dr Eliyahu Goldratt was made into a 45 minute movie. And until September 29th 2009 you can get it at a discount.

To take advantage of this great offer, check on any of the hyperlinks in this post.

If you miss this opportunity, just send me an email and let me know that you want to be notified the next time there is a sale.

A Process Of On-Going Improvement (POOGI) - Part 45

Managing People: What are we going to do about Joe?

We are continuing our series based on The Goal by Eliyahu M Goldratt and the Theory of Constraints. {This series was co-written with Brad Stillahn.}

Brad: “There are tons of books and articles written about leadership and managing people, yet it remains the number one problem for most organizations. Is TOC’s solution necessary?”

Dr. Lisa: “Yes. Managing organizations conventionally leads to all kinds of negative side effects that TOC simply eliminates. But there are a lot of other good tools and techniques that can help, too, especially when the leader is getting re-engaged with managing people.”

Brad: “At my recent Vistage Retreat, I facilitated my group through an evaluation of “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team”. As you know, the book by that name, written by Patrick Lencioni, has been very popular, and there is a companion workshop that a team can go through. The Five Dysfunctions are, progressively:
1. Absence of Trust
2. Fear of Conflict
3. Lack of Commitment
4. Avoidance of Accountability
5. Inattention to Results
We thought this model was helpful, and the team assessment was particularly good.”

Dr. Lisa: “That’s a good example. In TOC, we would call that ‘agreeing on the problem’. That team assessment is not threatening. And it can tell you what your team feels are the critical issues to address. But the exercises in the workbook are not sufficient to really solve the structural problems. Fine, have the management team take the team assessment, and have the leader lead a discussion of where the team is, but then the leader needs to dig in and change the policies, procedures, and measures that drive behavior.”

Brad: “Well said. I like that because all too often, leaders jump to a solution without really understanding, deeply, the problem they are trying to solve. Having the management team better understand their problem is the first step to buy-in.”

If you would like your management team to the take a complimentary “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team” team assessment, contact Brad Stillahn for the survey. Once all of the confidential surveys are returned to Brad, you will receive the team summary.

Here's to maximizing YOUR profits!

Dr Lisa Lang

(c)Copyright 2009, Dr Lisa, Inc. All rights reserved.

A Process Of On-Going Improvement (POOGI) - Part 44

Managing People: What are we going to do about Joe?

We are continuing our series based on The Goal by Eliyahu M Goldratt and the Theory of Constraints. {This series was co-written with Brad Stillahn.}

Dr. Lisa: “That’s true. In almost all of our client companies, when we started working with them, the management team was dysfunctional. And a dysfunctional management team will inhibit or block almost every kind of improvement. It’s a problem that needs to be addressed.”

Brad: “What’s the way out? Is there a solution?”

Dr. Lisa: “Dr. Goldratt suggests that when the policies, procedures, and measures that drive behavior aren’t appropriate—and they never are when a company is managed conventionally—then people are captured in conflicts for which there is no good solution. For example, you see this with managers of different organizational silos having different goals and measures. So, production is almost always at odds with sales. The organization ends up continually renegotiating unhappy compromises.”

Brad: “Of course, TOC is holistic. One of the first steps for improvement is to change the measures. There are operational measures that help guide silos to do what is good for the company as a whole. Anyone that has read The Goal was introduced to them, but rarely has anyone implemented them. Next, we align the organization with the company’s strategy and tactics. Then the silos are not at odds with each other.”

Dr. Lisa: “TOC also has the Thinking Processes for dealing with all kinds of issues, including thorny issues between people. The ‘Management Skills’ were developed just for that. There are five Management Skills workshops dealing with different topics:
1. Day-to-Day Conflicts,
2. Half-Baked Solutions,
3. Chronic Conflicts,
4. The Lieutenant’s Dilemma (about whether to delegate or just do it yourself), and
5. Reaching an Ambitious Target.
I’d recommend these to the leader of any management team. Developing skills for dealing with these issues will go a long way to reducing conflict, and improving communication.”

...to be continued.

Here's to maximizing YOUR profits!

Dr Lisa Lang

(c)Copyright 2009, Dr Lisa, Inc. All rights reserved.

Learn Goldratt Theory of Constraints with access to ALL the Videos for 1 Month

Some of the best self learning materials for Theory of Constraints are in video format. The problem has always been that they are expensive. The Goal video DVD (movie version of The Goal book by Eliyahu Goldratt) is $895 and the 8 CD set of the Self Learning Program is $999.

But for the month of September you can get both of those and a whole lot more of Goldratt's genius for only $499. Here what you will have access to:

Videos:

• The Goal movie on DVD (sells for $895)
• Necessary & Sufficient Series (10 CD set sells for $149)
• Goldratt Explains is a set of videos excerpts of past and/or unreleased conference presentations, where Dr. Eli Goldratt shares his analysis and developments on specific topics.
• TOCICO Conferences (sell for $249 for each conference and you get ALL of them)
• Goldratt Satellite Program (these are the 8 CDs that sell for $999)
• Realization Project Flow Conference of Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM)
• Goldratt Webcast Series on Critical Chain Project Management

Those videos cover all these topics (and more):

• Finance and Measurements
• Operations / Production
• Project Management
• Distribution
• Supply Chain
• Marketing
• Sales and Buy-In
• Managing People
• Strategy and Tactics
• Thinking Processes
• Change Management
• Buy-In
• Health Care
• Personal development

This one time opportunity provides full access to ALL videos on TOC.tv ONLY during the month of September, 2009.

HURRY! The sooner you get the access the more days you have it available. Access ends September 30th 2009.

To order and check started, click here:

Goldratt Theory of Constraints Videos

A Process Of On-Going Improvement (POOGI) - Part 43

Managing People: What are we going to do about Joe?

We are continuing our series based on The Goal by Eliyahu M Goldratt and the Theory of Constraints. {This series was co-written with Brad Stillahn.}

Dr. Lisa: “Who’s Joe? You’d better tell them right away.”

Brad: “Joe is that problem personality you have in your organization. Joe’s just a nickname. It could be anyone, man or woman, exempt or non-exempt employee. People have to put up with Joe, have confrontations with Joe, avoid Joe, hope that the company leader will deal with Joe, etc.”

Dr. Lisa: “Sounds toxic. Why put up with that poison in the organization?”

Brad: “There’s generally a good reason. The person has special skills, or has built dependency in the organization around his or her silo, or has choked off information flow so no one else knows what’s going on. So, there is a risk and/or cost with taking action. We business owners can tell ourselves scary stories about what could go wrong if we try to deal with it, so we generally avoid dealing with it.”

Dr. Lisa: “Yeah, and if you don’t have a plan in place, and/or his or her replacement lined up, there is a real likelihood of things going wrong. The logic is clear. Still, it can’t be good for the morale of the organization to be tiptoeing around Joe.”

Brad: “Action is required. Occasionally, Joe has to go. But not always, it depends on the leader of the organization. Managing people is ultimately the leader’s responsibility. Most of the time, in small businesses, the leader is not good at or doesn’t know how to manage people. It’s not that they aren’t capable, they just don’t know how. They are very frustrated about it, too. They need help.”

...to be continued.

Here's to maximizing YOUR profits!

Dr Lisa Lang

(c)Copyright 2009, Dr Lisa, Inc. All rights reserved.