Amazon.co. Freedom from Command and Control: A Better Way to Make the Work Work: Amazon.co.uk: John Seddon. Index. The Goal (novel) The Goal is a management-oriented novel by Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, a business consultant whose Theory of Constraints has become a model for systems management. It was originally published in 1984 and has since been revised and republished in 1992 and 2004. This book is usually used in college courses and in the business world for case studies in operations management, with a focus geared towards the Theory of Constraints, bottlenecks and how to alleviate them, and applications of these concepts in real life.[1] This book is widely used in leading colleges of management to teach students about the importance of strategic capacity planning and constraint management. Like other books by Goldratt, The Goal is written as a piece of fiction.
In the book, Jonah teaches Alex Rogo by using the Socratic method. The Fifth Discipline. The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization (Senge 1990) is a book by Peter Senge (a senior lecturer at MIT) focusing on group problem solving using the systems thinking method in order to convert companies into learning organizations. The five disciplines represent approaches (theories and methods) for developing three core learning capabilities: fostering aspiration, developing reflective conversation, and understanding complexity. The Five Disciplines[edit] The five disciplines of what the book refers to as a "learning organization" discussed in the book are: "Personal mastery is a discipline of continually clarifying and deepening our personal vision, of focusing our energies, of developing patience, and of seeing reality objectively.
"[1]"Mental models are deeply ingrained assumptions, generalizations, or even pictures of images that influence how we understand the world and how we take action. The Learning Disabilities[edit] "I am my position. "" The Halo Effect - Author's Blog.