Bookworm

257: The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt

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Today's author and self-proclaimed "slayer of sacred cows" promises to help us think differently about how business gets done. Join Mike & Cory as they discuss the theory of constraints in one of the most transformational business process books ever written. Support the Show The Goal by Eliyahu Goldratt The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, and George Spafford Toyota Production System Just-In-Time Up Work the System by Sam Carpenter Death by Meeting by Patrick Lencioni The Goal: A Business Graphic Novel Getting Things Done by David Allen You Can Just Do Things by Cate Hall The Meaning of Your Life by Arthur Brooks Recommend a Book Mike's Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ Cory's Rating: ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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