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… AND the Circumstances of Those Who Work There
-Those of you who read my articles and follow my missives on social media know that I more often write…
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Lean Management Journal – “When the Bar Must Be Raised” by Joseph Paris: Dec/Jan 2013
-“When the Bar Must Be Raised”, by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris. After a dramatic several years for motor giant Toyota, Joseph…
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Holiday Wishes from Joseph Paris and the OpEx Society Team…
-As we come to the end of another year, we find ourselves reflective of the year’s hard fought battles won…
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Getting the Most Value from Your Holiday Season
-The Thanksgiving Day feast is barely digested – yet there is still a week or so of leftovers remaining. I…
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You Only Get One Opportunity to Make a First Impression
-Imagine this scenario: An upstart high-tech firm in Silicon Valley has an idea for an offering which promises to transform…
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Lean Management Journal – “Lean Assessments: The Rally Point of the Journey” by Joseph Paris: October 2013
-“Lean Assessments: The Rally Point of the Journey”, by XONITEK’s Joseph Paris, emphasises the importance of self-assessment prior to and during any…
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Decisions, Decisions…
-Every moment of every day, a person takes action. Some of these actions are involuntary in that the person does…
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Continuous Improvement Assessments: The Rally-Point of the Journey
-So, you are thinking about embarking upon a Continuous Improvement (CI) Journey at your company. Or, more than likely, you…
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There is a Nail in Your Forehead…but I am good with that if you are.
-My father, who was a manager at International Business Machines (IBM), once told me; “If it were not for the ‘people…
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Uptime Magazine – “Operational Excellence: See the Flow of Value” by Joseph Paris (July 2013)
-Operational Excellence: See the flow of Value, by Joseph Paris as featured in the June/July edition of Uptime Magazine®. Download…
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Real Leaders Never Say “Burning Platform”
-Those of us who are familiar with Continuous Improvement programs have undoubtedly heard references made to a “burning platform”. We have come…
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8.5 “Must Know” Career Tips & Tricks (Redux)
-I wrote the first version of this article almost a year ago and, since then, I have had several people…
