PBTO: Asking the Right Questions and Questioning the right things with Dr. Alan Barnard

https://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/76_PBTO__Asking_the_Right_Questions_and_Questioning_the_right_things_with_Dr._Alan_Barnard.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSIn this conversation with @DrAlanBarnard, we explore how the principles of the Theory of Constraints (originally created by Dr. Eliyahu Goldratt) can be used to not only drive significant business results but also to help us make high stake decisions as leaders. In this freewheeling conversation, we explore Dr Barnard’s story about how he met with Dr. Goldratt and his famous motto. We explore who is a true expert. He shares how he got into an argument with Dr. Goldratt and how he then formed a life long connection with Dr. […]

Unhurried Productivity with Digby Scott

One of the things that absolutely fascinates me is our obsession with productivity. And this obsession almost always leads us to feel guilty about not being busy all the time. I have written about being happily busy (another way to say unhurried productivity, but unhurried productivity sounds much better) here. Digby Scott has created a model that simplifies an important and complex idea is a very simple way. I highly recommend that you read the post by Digby on his blog here. You can read more about his experiment here and what he hopes to learn from it. He has […]