by Aseem Gupta | Oct 31, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 48 MinutesWhen companies try to learn from Toyota, they often begin with the things they can see. They copy kanban cards, 5S programs, standardized work, visual boards, just-in-time delivery, quality circles, or continuous-improvement events. Some of...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 29, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 47 MinutesFew self-help books have made a promise as large, simple, and seductive as The Secret. Rhonda Byrne’s central proposition is that human thought does not merely influence attitude or behavior: thought participates in a universal “law of...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 25, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
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by Aseem Gupta | Oct 20, 2019 | Book Summaries and Analysis
Reading Time: 51 MinutesWilliam Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice is formally a comedy: lovers overcome obstacles, marriages are arranged, fortunes are restored, disguises create misunderstandings, and the final act returns its principal characters to a moonlit...
by Aseem Gupta | Oct 18, 2019 | Mythology, Religion & Spiritual Traditions
Reading Time: 18 MinutesA river does not need a plan to find its way downhill. It moves around rocks, wears away obstacles, changes course when the land changes, and eventually reaches a larger body of water. For many people, that image captures Daoism: live...
