Listen "Clarke the Bottleneck Guy"
Episode Synopsis
Clarke Ching has been studying bottlenecks and constraints for thirty years, and has lots of stories and insights for us. He explains why bottlenecks are important, why your developers should always be your bottleneck, and how to explain the theory of constraints using a herd of buffalo.
SHOW LINKS:
Our Sloan Management Review article: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/solving-the-problem-of-siloed-it-in-organizations/
Clarke online: https://www.clarkeching.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkeching/
Free book from Clarke: https://share.toc.guide
Theory of Constraints: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
Sixth Sense movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense
Cheers TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers
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SHOW LINKS:
Our Sloan Management Review article: https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/solving-the-problem-of-siloed-it-in-organizations/
Clarke online: https://www.clarkeching.com/ or https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkeching/
Free book from Clarke: https://share.toc.guide
Theory of Constraints: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theory_of_constraints
Sixth Sense movie: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sixth_Sense
Cheers TV show: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers
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Our new book, Agile Conversations, is out now! See https://conversationaltransformation.com where you can order your copy and get a free video when you join our mailing list!
We'd love to hear any thoughts, ideas, or feedback you have about the show.
Email us at [email protected]
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