The Operational Excellence Society is…

a “think tank” that creates and aggregates content for individuals who wish to be high-performance members of high-performance teams at high-performance organizations.

We define Operational Excellence as; “a state of readiness that is attained as the efforts throughout the organization reach a state of alignment for achieving its strategies; and where the corporate culture is committed to the continuous and deliberate improvement of company performance AND the circumstances of those who work there – and is precursor to becoming a high-performance organization.

The need for both KPIs and OKRs

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Headline: “Business Metrics Gone Awry: The Dark Side of Relying Solely on KPIs” Subheading: “Corporate Missteps Highlight the Pitfalls of Blindly Chasing Key Performance Indicators” We read about it all the time; in a shocking turn of events, the business world is abuzz with meteoric fall of some company and its CEO, its CFO, or both.  It is the story of a once-thriving company (or industry, or even country) whose relentless pursuit of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) led to its ultimate undoing.   And although the story serves as a stark reminder that relying solely on metrics to run a…

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Harnessing core values for success

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This article is provided courtesy of theleanmag, a content partner of the Operational Excellence Society. Imagine steering a ship in tumultuous seas without a compass—this is like leading a business without…

What does Excellence taste like?

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This article is provided courtesy of theleanmag, a content partner of the Operational Excellence Society. In the culinary world, excellence is often measured by the ability to create unique flavor profiles,…

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Thinking twice about price

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According to the Economist, businesses need to get better at charging more – especially in an age of austerity. When bosses promise to make their companies more profitable, they usually say…

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