Operational Excellence is 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 – to pursue ‘Operational Excellence by Design‘, and not by coincidence.
Joseph F Paris Jr; Founder
On building a plane while flying it
“Building a plane while flying it” or some variation has been used to describe situations in education (2011), education (2016). education (2017), health care, medicine, ride-hailing startups, business strategy, even fluffier business stories, and…this. And long before earning broad criticism for its use in tech, the phrase was vividly illustrated in an ad for Electronic Data Systems (EDS) that has since been appropriated for all…
Lessons from the military on creating highly effective teams
‘Leadership by intent’ has been described as the leadership technique that can best contribute to making organisations more adaptable and effective. That it can create an environment of employee empowerment. That it can help businesses thrive in environments that are increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous. In this article, I describe what leadership by intent…
The Immeasurable value of Intellectual Capital
Your most valuable business asset may not be the raw materials, cash reserves, or even the technology found within your company. It’s the knowledge of the people on your team. Yet a good number of executives overlook the value of this collective knowledge, commonly called Intellectual Capital. Case in point: Several years ago, I attended…
Being Clear and Concise
The date is November 19th, 1863. A crisp autumn day in the fields of southern Pennsylvania in a little farm-town called Gettysburg. Just four months earlier, the fierce battle of Gettysburg raged there as the Union and Confederate forces clashed in what mark the decisive high-water mark of the Confederate efforts to separate from the…
Elon Musk: The future we’re building – and boring
Serial entrepreneur, CEO and product architect of Tesla Motors and the CEO/CTO of Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) Elon Musk, discusses a few of his revolutionary vision(s) for the future. Some of which include his new plans (executed by The Boring Company) for digging tunnels under LA which would tremendously decrease traveling time; the latest from Tesla…
Practicing Radical Transparency and Shared Prosperity at Ben & Jerry’s
This is an interview with Jostein Solheim, Chief Executive Officer and Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Inc Companies that commit to radical transparency and shared prosperity gain loyalty and increased profits, as consumers begin to buy from companies that share their values. Jostein Solheim is Chief Executive Officer, Ben & Jerry’s Homemade Inc. and Chair, CEO…
