About this Presentation
In our lives we face both good and bad moments. All these moments are opportunities. How well we capitalize on them depends on how conscious we are of our lives — our values, our goals, and our needs. This workshop highlights how we can successfully apply TOC tools to our personal lives (branch, cloud, ambitious target tree, etc) to understand complex personal situations and clearly focus on the end goal. During his presentation, Maciej will share his private story: from divorce, losing his company and being on the verge of giving it all up to ultimately turning it all around with the help of TOC. Video length: . PDF: slides.
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 speaker's personal growth was influenced by their experiences in education, career, and personal life.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and self-awareness.
The speaker shares their experience of using TOC in their personal life and in setting up a school.
Instructor(s)
Maciej Winiarek
Maciej Winiarek: Manager, educator, trainer, tutor, publisher - post graduate studies in Management at Gdansk University (Poland) and excellent English language proficiency. Worked in corporate, responsible for restructure of company, building new businesses, new teams, new strategies. More than 15 years of experience in the areas of educational publishing – focus on innovative learning, management, design and evaluation of development and education projects. Working with TOC since 2006, he is TOCFE Director for Poland, trained around 5 ths. directors and teachers in Poland. He is also co-owner of first critical thinking school (with TOC) in Poland – “Thinking Zone”.
CEO TOCFE Poland
CEO Thinking Zone Foundation
He was speaker on TOCICO conferences in Germany (2012) and Las Vegas (2018), key-note speaker on TOCFE Japan (2014) and several TOCFE Conferences. He also organized three International TOCFE Conferences in Poland (2008, 2011, 2018)
Ms Alka Wadhwa
Alka Wadhwa is an experienced consultant and process improvement expert with over 24 years of expertise in the Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma, and organizational performance optimization. She has successfully led projects in healthcare, financial services, and manufacturing, driving significant improvements such as a 67% boost in hospital operations and a 140% increase in outpatient visits.
Previously, Alka Wadhwa spent 17+ years at GE Global Research Center, where she led initiatives to enhance various GE businesses through advanced technologies, process redesign, and system optimization. Founder of Better Solutions Consulting, LLC, she specializes in using TOC, Six Sigma, and data analytics to streamline operations and build high-performance teams.
Her work has earned her multiple accolades, including the Empire State Award of Excellence in healthcare.
Dr Gary Wadhwa
Dr. Gary Wadhwa is a Board Certified Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon with extensive experience in the field. He completed his Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery training at Montefiore Hospital, Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, and has served as an Attending at prestigious institutions like St. Peters Hospitals, Ellis Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital in NY. With a career spanning over two decades, he was the former CEO and President of a group specialty practice in NY from 1994 to 2015. Dr. Wadhwa holds an MBA from UT at Knoxville, TN, and has undergone additional training in System Dynamics at MIT, Health System Management at Harvard Business School, and Entrepreneurship and healthcare innovations at Columbia Business School. Committed to expanding access to Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery care, he is currently engaged in a meaningful project to provide healthcare services to underserved populations in inner city and rural areas through non-profit Community Health Centers.