Book Review: 'The Goal'

Book Review: The Goal

Author: Eliyahu M. Goldratt

I usually don’t write reviews, but this book worth one. Two reasons: First, In a long time I hadn’t written anything here (Sheepish smile) and second, this novel dramatically turns my interest in it; that’s when I was just about to let it off from the view, it added the fictional stance (a trick that such kind of novels generally used) in it and put the whole point in a complete laymen’s language. A Novel that makes you understands the ultimate goal of any business and tells you the importance of bottlenecks (“Theory of Constraints” basically). Loosely coupled with the fictional standpoint, the novel discusses the reasons for how ‘common sense’ works above any science, any calculation and above any pre build regulation or law. That, rather than following a generalized process one has to be logical enough to question everything and search for the answer in generic way.

The story is about the protagonist (Al. Rogo) who is a metal-working plant manager and was struggling not just with his distressing marriage which was at its verge to burst open but also with the continuous losses and deteriorating quality in his plant. Worsen the condition, the Division Head already made his mind to close the plant because of its ailing situation. At such point Rogo met someone who changed his life forever. He just didn’t alleviate the condition of his plant but also changed the way he looked upon his life. Supports ‘common sense’ and ‘common practice’ all together; this novel’s more than just another entrepreneur novel.

“Awkwardly woven around the deteriorating metal working plant and its phoenix like recurrence, this one's worth a read till 6’ in the morning. A must for all entrepreneurs and aspiring managers”.