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About: In unstable, fast-changing environments, flexible operations and the quick turnaround can offer real competitive advantages by allowing you to respond quickly to the market. In "The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement", Eliyahu Goldratt uses a story to explain several inter-related management concepts that are especially useful for operations management and strategic planning. You can also apply the ideas in general management and your personal life. The Goal: A Process Of Ongoing Improvement: The story centers around Alex Rogo(AI), a Plant Manager at UniCo Manufacturing who had been transferred to a loss-making manufacturing plant that was perpetually late with its order. Six months into the job, AI was shocked to know that every plant in the division is losing money. If things didn't improve in a year, the entire division would be sold off. Alex was in turn given a moratorium: if he couldn't turn his plant around in 3 months, it would be cl...

About: This book is all about finding something important and meaningful in your life that might be one of the most productive uses of your time and energy. This is true because every life has problems associated with it and finding meaning in your life will help you sustain the effort needed to overcome the particular problems you face. Thus, we can say that the key to living a good life is not giving a fuck about more things, but rather, giving a fuck only about the things that align with your personal values(no bullshit approach to living a life that might not always be happy, but meaningful and centered only around what's important to you). Who Would I recommend This Book? The 24-year-old software engineer(basically me), who thinks about quitting his first job after six months, because it's not fun, and basically anyone who cares less about self-help, and anyone who hopes to become a mega-successful artist. The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck: For as much ...

About: This book is written by Rashmi Bansal (entrepreneur, writer, blogger all rolled into one). The books tell the stories of not just about one or two but 20 courageous, determined and inspirational people from different backgrounds who chose to become entrepreneurs without doing an MBA. This is her's second book, her first one "Stay Hungry Stay Foolish" was a similar kind of story, about famous entrepreneurs but all of them had done their MBAs from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad. Many people criticized Rasmi for the book because she just interviewed some people and put the facts in both her books rather than adding something new. But I would like to say that she has at least given us something inspirational to read other than the usual books on Ambanies, Tatas, and others. Who should read "Connect The Dots"? This book is highly recommended for anyone who wants to know how can success be achieved against all odds in the country....