This is the recording of a live conversation I had with Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag to explore how the principles from the Theory of Constraints can be applied to multi-project environments (Digital transformation efforts) to deliver projects on time, on budget and on spec.

She shared insights from her latest book (now available in Worldwide) Goldratt’s Rules of Flow to help us understand how to increase the velocity and throughputs of project deliveries within our organisation.

We covered the following topics in the conversation:

• Introducing the work of Dr. Efrat Goldratt-Ashlag
• Do 70% of projects really fail to achieve their goals? Why? And how can we address it?
• The importance of triage in a multi-project environment instead of focusing on improving productivity
• Whose job is it to identify the constraints in a multi-project environment?
• Why is flow important in the Theory of Constraints? And what are the fundamental rules of flow? The importance of Full Kit.
• How do organisations make the shift from their current operating model to the ToC model?
• My learnings from the book - Goldratt's Rules of Flow
• When you want to go farther, focus.
• The psychological cost of the wrong assumptions that run multi-project environment
• What is a Full kit?
• How to deal with an external customer and run projects the ToC way.
• Does this work for projects with no clear end date?

You can watch the session delivered by Rami Goldratt @ https://youtu.be/YIc1U1LUDE0?feature=shared&t=9660

#TheoryOfConstraints #ToC #CriticalChain #ProjectManagement #ontime #onbudget #onspec #DigitalTransformation #EliyahuGoldratt #Goldratt 

You can connect with her via LinkedIn @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-efrat-goldratt-ashlag-44046212a/

You can find Dr Efrat's book: Goldratts Rules of Flow @ https://amzn.to/3Q6mqik

You can find Dr. Goldratt's book: The Goal @ https://amzn.to/3MBsYEL

My website: https://rmukeshgupta.com

Connect with me: https://linkedin.com/in/rmukeshgupta

My books: -

Thrive: https://amzn.to/493brhZ

Your startup Mentor: https://amzn.to/3FrBbHr

Being Happy: https://amzn.to/3QsE4xO

In this episode of the podcast, we host the inimitable and unapologetically ambitious, Sophie Krantz. We had a conversation about leadership and the need for economic growth and opportunity. We discussed the possibility of creating positive change in the world through frameworks like exponential organization (ExO) and coaching ordinary people to do extraordinary things.

In this wide ranging conversation, we discussed

- The importance of seeing the world as one and the need to overcome fears and limiting beliefs to achieve breakthrough growth.

- The value of immersive experiences and tapping into personal passions to create unapologetic ambition and confidence in tackling global problems.

- The difference between a limited and expanded worldview, with Sophie encouraging people to look for colour in the world and to tap into their potential to create something new.

- The power of generative AI and the importance of exploring the world and pushing outside of one's comfort zone.

- The importance of expanding limitations and having ambition in leadership.

- The need for role models and the importance of creating a space for people to play and experiment in order to tap into their creativity

- The importance of expanding one's perspective and mindset in order to succeed in a world surrounded by smart machines and intelligent algorithms.

- The importance of continuously learn and experiment, and to reach out to others for support and knowledge.

We had a conversation about experimentation with generative AI, the oneness of the world, and the importance of concrete stories in relating to ideas.

Books discussed in the video:

Exponential Organisations 2.0 by Salim Ismail: https://amzn.to/492yYzH

Connect with me - https://www.linkedin.com/in/rmukeshgupta

Connect with Sophie - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiekrantz/

Sophie's website - https://www.sophiekrantz.com

My books:

- Thrive: https://amzn.to/493brhZ

- Your startup Mentor: https://amzn.to/3FrBbHr

- Being Happy: https://amzn.to/3QsE4xO

In this free wheeling conversation,

we cover

• What it takes to lead in an ever changing world 
• What are some of the key skills leaders need to cultivate to thrive
• What are some of the things that leaders need to avoid to thrive
• How AI or Artificial Intelligence will change the face of the organisation and therefore the role of a leader
• The importance of having a clear strategy or a "True North" when everything around us is changing all the time and much more.

In this interesting conversation, Speaker, Author and Advisor (and Public speaking coach)  @ColFink  shares his perspective on the importance of clear and effective communication for leaders.

He also shares insights on how to get good at communication and specifically when speaking to an audience (internal or external).

He shares how leaders can learn to communicate to inform, inspire and connect. He also talks about how good communication can provide leaders the leverage they need in order to scale both - effectiveness and efficiency.

If you are a leader and want to work on your communication, this is a conversation worth listening to.

Here are some things that we cover in this conversation:

• Most Common mistakes people make when trying to communicate

• Questions to ask ourselves before planning our speech (People, Problem, Purpose, Plan, Prescription)

• The cost of not having prepared our speech

• How is communicating different when the goal is to Inform, Inspire or Connect people

• The importance and the skill of telling stories using the concept of Pink Sheets developed by  @Matt.Church 

• How to get good presenting in front of a camera?

• How can leaders find leverage to increase their impact and influence

• How does Col learn and continue to stay current

• One piece of advice that had a profound impact on him

• What is so obvious to Col but people miss all the time and that frustrates him

You can find more information about Col at https://www.ColFink.com.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/colfink.

Books discussed in the video:

- Speakership: https://amzn.to/3Q9xo6q

- Tribes of learning: https://www.colfink.com/store/p/tribe-of-learning

- Kevin Kelly on Pushing Beyond the Obvious: http://rmukeshgupta.com/2017/06/29/pbto56-the-inevitable-technological-forces-that-will-shape-our-future-with-kevin-kelly/

In this first episode of a new series, which will be focused on leadership, we host a practicing leader - Pankaj Rusia. He currently works for SAP as the Head of Customer Success for the SAP HR Cloud business are and is based out of Singapore. As the Head of Customer Success for SAP South East Asia, he is on a mission to make customers look great in front of their leadership, employees, and managers, and to help them get the best out of their SuccessFactors solutions.

In this wide ranging conversation, he shares his insights on leadership. WE cover many things including the following:

The leadership burden, which makes us be different person at work and while at home. We discuss some challenges that typically leaders in the middle management face. He talks about the importance of listening more than talking, understanding what drives your team members and having good conversations.

He shares the importance of developing people and letting your people outgrowing us as their leaders. He also shares the importance of finding mentors and sponsors for those we lead outside of their immediate circle within our organization.

We discuss the book - One minute manager and the key insights from the book.