About this Presentation
TOC for Education (TOCfE) is focused on enhancing the use of the Thinking Processes in curriculum and behavior, for improving the quality of the education provided. Managers of schools are facing an overall wider challenge of achieving more of the goal with the same resources. TOC has successfully dealt with the management of manufacturing, distribution, projects, healthcare and the public sector. How straight forward it is to apply the generic insights of TOC to the management of educational institutions? To show the potential contribution we need to acknowledge the differences between schools and the regular TOC environments. We need to understand the key differences in the definition of the goal, the ‘flow’, and the difficulty in synchronizing human resources, which we believe are quite independent of the rest of the system in delivering their contribution to the flow. We will highlight the differences and the similarities of managing schools to managing a typical TOC organization, and outline a direction of the solution to significantly enhance the effectiveness of the school managing director to put the school on the ‘red-curve’ of consistent and significant improved performance.
What Will You Learn
To help you get the most value from this session, we’ve highlighted a few key points. These takeaways capture the main ideas and practical insights from the presentation, making it easier for you to review, reflect, and apply what you’ve learned.
The Theory of Constraints (TOC) can be applied to the management of schools, providing a framework for setting goals, measuring progress, and dealing with uncertainty.
Defining clear goals and ensuring they are known by every member of the school community is crucial for effective educational management.
Measuring educational outcomes is challenging but necessary to track progress and make improvements. Schools should consider a range of measures, including academic achievement, student satisfaction, and dropout rates.
Instructor(s)
Dr. Shoshi Reiter
Dr. Reiter is the owner of TOC Leadership - the Reiter Center for Personal and Organizational Leadership. She believes that the human capital is one of the most important resources for all countries. She is focusing on leading people's development and achieving results. Coaching managers for wellbeing, communication skills and effectiveness.
She is an international Theory of constraints (TOC) expert. TOC is a managerial theory that provides thinking and communication tools forever flourishing. Her work is focused on the "soft sides" of organizations. She is conducting seminars and lectures over the globe, presenting in many conferences. Dr. Reiter developed and is giving courses on information management and interpersonal communication including conflict resolution. She participated in EU projects for cluster organizations and education projects.
Dr. Reiter is a lecturer at the Open University of Israel for professional development. At the Technion, she gave courses in organizational behavior and human resources, dealing with dilemmas, organizational culture and knowledge management. Her work at Israeli Ministry of Education is aimed at raising achievements and leading innovation.
Her research and development interests are in flow-centered processes, using TOC tools for agility, holistic change and continuous growth. Her work has been recognized by international innovation in education and research and research organizations such as the ICA and AREA. She developed the 5E model for Entrepreneurship and Well-being that creates a holistic body of knowledge for running organizations and personal growth.
Dr. Reiter earned her PhD from Haifa University in the field of SRL -self-management. Nexus of performance and results: knowledge management, emotional regulation and human capital development.
Eli Schragenheim
Eli Schragenheim is a well-known international management educator, author and consultant active in various fields of management. He worked with a huge variety of organizations all over the world, including public-sector organizations, industrial, high-tech and start-ups.
Since he had joined Dr. Eliyahu M. Goldratt, the famous creator of the Theory of Constraints (TOC) in 1985, Eli Schragenheim had taught, spoke at conferences, and consulted all over the globe.
Eli Schragenheim is the author of several books on various aspects of management. His last book, Throughput Economics – Making Good Management Decisions, together with Henry Camp and Rocco Surace, was published in July 2019.
Eli Schragenheim first book Management Dilemmas (1998) showed a variety of problematic situations in management and the rigorous analysis leading to the right solution. Next he collaborated with William H. Dettmer in writing Manufacturing at Warp Speed. In this book the new concept of Simplified-DBR, now a key concept in production planning according to TOC, was introduced. He collaborated with Carol A. Ptak on ERP, Tools, Techniques, and Applications for Integrating the Supply Chain, and with Dr. Goldratt and Carol Ptak on Necessary but Not Sufficient. In 2009 his book Supply Chain Management at Warp Speed, with William H. Dettmer and Wayne Patterson was published. In March 2015, Eli has opened a blog, now containing more than 140 articles on various topics in TOC that everybody can access.