The Goal 5-8
Chapter 5
• Al skips out on the rest of the meeting knowing that he could possibly get fired for doing so
• He grabs a pizza and some beer and goes and parks on a hill above the plant to contemplate what the goal is.
• After listing as many ideas as he can think of he realizes what they all have in common, they are all part of making the company money.
Ah-Ha – The goal is making money.
Chapter 6
• Al walks the plant, catches three guys slacking off, and wonders how they could be making us money right now.
• Lou (plant controller) and Al have a conversation. Lou tries to make the accounting terms as simple as possible and cut out any unnecessary information. They determine that what are necessary is net profit, ROI, and cash flows.
• Al’s wife is upset that he didn’t call to say he would miss dinner; his daughter has a surprise for him.
• While talking to Eddie, Al is thinking about how his goal is not compatible with how Eddie and the rest of the floor guys think.
Ah-Ha- Al must find a way to communicate his goal with the rest of the plant by making it easy for everyone to understand.
Chapter 7
• Alex gets home late and his daughter shows him her report card, all A’s
• Alex decides to stick it out with the plant for the last three months and try to turn it around instead of looking for a new job like everyone else.
• Alex decides to contact Jonah.
Ah-Ha- Al realizes that doing more of the same won’t help, he must make changes. He needs to talk