The Race: Why Flow Beats Local Efficiency

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

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Eliyahu Goldratt’s The Race is a short book, but it lands a pretty hard punch. Most organizations spend their time trying to make every part of the business more efficient. Goldratt’s point is that this is often the wrong game.

The goal is not to keep every person busy. The goal is to move value through the system.

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The Race: Why Flow Beats Local Efficiency