2023 Nov/Dec; Trust Me, I’m an Engineer
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Five core practices for OpEx
It’s all about the people… … the problem is, that seems hard… The joke often goes that managers pick up the Operational Excellence bible and flip through the chapters: hmmm ‘Create Flow’? Sounds confusing… what else we got? ‘Pull at the rate of demand’? Ok, ok, whatever that means…. ‘Remove Waste’! Aha! THAT I like……
Operational Excellence by Design eNewsletter – October 2023
Operational Excellence By DesignTM 2023 October Monthly Musing Connecting With Us Founder’s Corner – Joseph Paris Safety comes third… At a conference, a speaker was sharing about his company and their values. The last value listed was “Safety” to which he stated; “And at ACME Company, safety comes first.” I asked;…
State of Readiness | Ben Guttmann; Author of “Simply Put”
Hello and welcome to another edition of State of Readiness. I am your host, Joseph Paris.My guest today is Ben Guttmann, Author of “Simply Put; Why Clear Messages Win―and How to Design Them.” We start the conversation going back to high school where Ben was fortunate enough to have attended a high school that had…
Safety Comes Third: A Contrarian Approach to Prioritizing Workplace Values
Several years ago I was at an Operational Excellence Conference here in Frankfurt. As with most talks, the speaker started by introducing the company he worked for and what it did. He then proceeded to list the companies values, of which there were five or so. The last value on the list was “Safety” to…
The Outliers Inn | Oktoberfest
So welcome back to The Outliers Inn! In spite of the incredible odds that recent history has demonstrated, Mule finally gets the timing right and is able to join as the co-host. It’s just as well, because Don, “The Beer Man” is MIA for today’s episode. Mule starts by sharing the reports of automobile break-ins…