Sponsored By Issue: 2015-8 AUGUST 2015 A Message from our Founder… No Skid Marks: Experiences and Lessons in 30 Years of Business Joseph F Paris Jr   Thirty years ago this month, in August of 1985, I started my first business, XONITEK Systems Corporation.  It didn’t really dawn on me until I found myself at…

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Sponsored By Issue: 2015-10 OCTOBER 2015 A Message from our Founder… Operational Excellence Maturity Model Joseph F Paris Jr   I have met countless Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence professionals over the course of my career. And, in turn, I have become acquainted with their roles and efforts in regards to driving value to their…

  Issue: 2017-05 May 2017 Founder’s Corner Briefing; A State of Readiness Joseph Paris   It’s taken a long time-but the time has finally come.  The release of my book, ” State of Readiness“, has arrived. My project officially started almost two and a half years ago.  That was the day I formally sat down…

June 2019 Monthly Musing   If you believe that “time is the enemy of the 21st Century company”, then meetings are the guerilla fighters sent as saboteurs.  Most meetings are an exercise in mental masturbation – where egos are stroked and discussions had, but there is no real debate or the making of an actual decision. …