[TriLUG] Spare capacity: was Free BOOKS

[Pete soper via TriLUG]

On 10/29/22 07:55, Steve Litt via TriLUG wrote:
> Esther L via TriLUG said on Fri, 28 Oct 2022 20:03:18 -0400
>
>> Sorry, I gave away the Slack book earlier today.
>>
>> I really like that book. It's short. The author lays out the case for
>> middle management NOT being busy every minute of the day, because
>> thinking up improvements to make happens during the 'free time'.  I
>> think it needs to be read as applying not just to managers, but also
>> to individual contributors. From one of the reviews on amazon:
>> "you need a degree of spare capacity in an organization to enable
>> employees to be truly more efficient, companies to react to changed
>> circumstances ..."
> Another book that very graphically makes the case for having slack
> capacity is "The Goal" by Eliahu Goldratt. In my opinion every English
> speaking person on earth should read that book. Reading it certainly
> changed my life.
>
> SteveT
>
> Steve Litt
> Summer 2022 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times
> http://www.troubleshooters.com/bookstore/thrive.htm

Wow. That is an extremely interesting book. I think it may be just the 
thing for an ex-manufacturing friend who is going through a tough 
situation. Thanks, Steve!

Pete