I've never heard of this guy, but from the way he's described he sounds more like Oprah-on-happy-pills than anything particularly profound. Is this really the best he has to offer?
"I smile and start to count on my fingers: One, people are good. Two, every conflict can be removed. Three, every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple. Four, every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit. Five, every person can reach a full life. Six, there is always a win-win solution. Shall I continue to count?"
because that sounds like an exaggerated comic caricature of a self-help guru, selling the kind of aggravating platitudes that sell large-print books in the business section of the Wal-Mart book department.
If you're hyper-smart, "The Goal" can be condensed to a few bullet points. The genius of "The Goal" is to highlight some not-immediatly-obvious problems and solutions in a readable and motivating fashion.
A lot of smart people (and even idiots like myself) have taken away quite a few good ideas from his writings - given how quick the books are to read, perhaps consider that you may be missing out.
Goldratt's books sets out to teach TOC and other theories in a fictional environment and it does a really good job of doing everything you are so skeptic about.
That quote is taken from The Choice, and is Goldratt's attempt to summarize his philosophy: that his logical Thinking Tools can be used by anyone, and can provide win-win benefits for everyone in any situation. Worth a quick read, I'd say...
"I smile and start to count on my fingers: One, people are good. Two, every conflict can be removed. Three, every situation, no matter how complex it initially looks, is exceedingly simple. Four, every situation can be substantially improved; even the sky is not the limit. Five, every person can reach a full life. Six, there is always a win-win solution. Shall I continue to count?"
because that sounds like an exaggerated comic caricature of a self-help guru, selling the kind of aggravating platitudes that sell large-print books in the business section of the Wal-Mart book department.